I have a card that says exactly what my Native American tribal bloodline and fraction is for benefits. It's weird to look at because without that card you'd never dream I am as much Cherokee as I really am. When I was a child I would go to the Indian hospital for treatment and sometimes get snubbed because the 1/2 and fullblood natives working there felt I didn't belong there. It's an attitude nearly all pure races are known to have when they have worked hard to keep their bloodline free of any other races, especially the Anglos who took their land. I feel torn but I feel more connected and bonded with my Native background thanks to my mom who has drilled it into me to never forget the roots from which I came.
When I go to the Casino and lose money, I just feel it is the white man in me paying the Indian man in me back for taking their land.Atleast, that's how I see it. lol
Very well said Mademoiselle.