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loose wheel

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12. How far back do you gotta go to claim your native?

Reply to DontTreadOnMe (Reply #1)

Fri May 25, 2012, 07:31 PM

May 2012

Am I native Marylander? My parents migrated here to work for the federal government when I was two. I don't remember ever living anywhere else. Or is it my sister who was born after me, or her kids that are native Marylanders?

As far as Native Americans go...they are descendants of groups of people who crossed the Bering isthmus towards the end of the last ice age, and there is some good evidence to suggest that those groups were not the first. How native are they?

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Why are Americans who can trace their roots to Ireland [View all] WCGreen May 2012 OP

Native Americans describes the original Indians DontTreadOnMe May 2012 #1

That's perfect.... WCGreen May 2012 #2

How far back do you gotta go to claim your native? loose wheel May 2012 #12

I suspect it is the usual reason intaglio May 2012 #3

You also forgot Italians. My dad was from PA and his family changed their spelling southernyankeebelle May 2012 #10

Woodrow Wilson quote: Cooley Hurd May 2012 #4

Wow.. never heard that one jberryhill May 2012 #7

Had he said THAT instead of what I quoted... Cooley Hurd May 2012 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author ChazII May 2012 #13

"the United States of America is as much an idea as it is a country" jberryhill May 2012 #5

i can trace my roots to ireland barbtries May 2012 #6

I think it is more prevelant in the large cities in the East.... WCGreen May 2012 #11

That's very true. My family from Ireland settled in Montclair, NJ, they had their "Irish" church monmouth May 2012 #15

Interesting question. I'm extremely proud to be of Welsh decent, but I identify as an American Siwsan May 2012 #9

My most recent immigrant ancestors HeiressofBickworth May 2012 #14

As an Irish American, or an American of Irish Decent rufus dog May 2012 #16

I LIKE how you put this, my multi-cultural friend! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #17

Is this a post of right-wing origin? caileagruadh May 2012 #18

I have less problem with those who call themselves whatever-American than with those who libinnyandia May 2012 #19

The Civil War made a big difference in the way Americans thought about themselves.. Fumesucker May 2012 #20

my grandparents were Irish-American KT2000 May 2012 #21

Both my mother and father were of Irish descent. RebelOne May 2012 #22

being Irish American hfojvt May 2012 #23

Well, we took to battle for economic reasons, among others... n/t UTUSN May 2012 #24