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2naSalit

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3. It depends on
Sun Nov 29, 2015, 01:19 AM
Nov 2015

a number of things. If your grandfather is Hawaiian and you know his lineage, you may find that, for many aboriginal groups 1/4 qualifies you as being "of" that group/tribe/clan. In some American Indian groups 1/8 is enough to be considered a member of that group. So it depends on what that group uses as the qualifying amount of provable lineage and whether they are "recognized" by the US government. The government doesn't recognize all the tribes/clans which actually exist but that is not always the case with the actual group. So it could be that you would be considered a "first American".

It would probably be good to know what lineage your grandmother/his mate was too.

You can inquire about that through the State of Hawaii, I think, since it is a group that is recognized, again I think.

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A part is two words. roody Nov 2015 #1
fixed it yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #2
It depends on 2naSalit Nov 2015 #3
my grandmother yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #5
Interesting 2naSalit Nov 2015 #9
tons of information on the internet. real history, revisionist history, all sort of views. I do not msongs Nov 2015 #4
You were born in San Francisco so you are an American. Juicy_Bellows Nov 2015 #6
Well gee, yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #7
Full admission - I was drunk! Sorry about the derailment. nt. Juicy_Bellows Nov 2015 #11
ahh... yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #13
Thanks - your post was/is important and I barged in all drunk like. Juicy_Bellows Nov 2015 #14
dun worry about it yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #15
Long term guilt? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #8
I was pretty drunk when I typed that last nigt - truth be told. Juicy_Bellows Nov 2015 #10
Well, I only ever say it when I'm overseas or online on a non-American site or server. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #12
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