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[Silver]

40 chapters into the novel, the main character is slowly, throughout, revealed to be the last born Native American.

However, the catch is that he was born in Sweden after his family fled America.

I wonder, how does he remain Native American if he wasn't born in America? Does this mean he's just indigenous?

Up to this point, I've been getting by with referring to him as the last of his tribe.

[Neo-Scholastic]

To the extent isn't ones identity not simply how one sees oneself but also negotiated with how others see you. Basically, how does this character see himself fitting into the identies available to him from the broader culture? And how do the identity markers available to him make him feel diminished or empowered. Does the noble savage stereotype resonate or repulse him? For example.

[Peebothuhlu]

Hello.

Uneducated opion to follow;

(1) Are you going with 'Phenotype' or 'Culture'?

If the first option? Then you're looking at 'Andean Condor' levels of stuff. Hmmm well, have fun exploring those ethics.

If 'Culture'? Maybe look up how the Welsh and Basques worked things out.

Hope that helps with things.

Cheers.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

'If your cat has kittens in the oven, it doesn't make them biscuits.' - Abraham Lincoln

Boru

[Silver]

'If your cat has kittens in the oven, it doesn't make them biscuits.' - Abraham Lincoln

Boru

Actually, the most helpful response so far.

[Aegon]

40 chapters into the novel, the main character is slowly, throughout, revealed to be the last born Native American.

However, the catch is that he was born in Sweden after his family fled America.

I wonder, how does he remain Native American if he wasn't born in America? Does this mean he's just indigenous?

Up to this point, I've been getting by with referring to him as the last of his tribe.

Replace "Native American" with "Jewish" and it may click in your head. It's an ethnicity and genetics thing, not a matter of where you were literally born. Although in this context it makes more sense to say the specific tribe than just "Native American," but I feel like it doesn't make a difference anyway because that tribe would still be the last Native American tribe in existence too.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I'm Irish-American. I never forget.

AND when I got out of Balboa Naval Hospital in 1972 after a three month stay one of my ward mates took me to his place for our 30 days R&R. "His place" was a Navajo Rez a bit north of Flagstaff, AZ. We chilled out in the desert on peyote and wicked weed before we parted. His grandson died in Iraq in '03. We met up for one last time.

[Anomalocaris]

40 chapters into the novel, the main character is slowly, throughout, revealed to be the last born Native American.

However, the catch is that he was born in Sweden after his family fled America.

I wonder, how does he remain Native American if he wasn't born in America? Does this mean he's just indigenous?

Up to this point, I've been getting by with referring to him as the last of his tribe.

I think depending on the context, there clearly are a number of different possible intended meanings for the term “native American”.

I think a few more likely meanings are:

1. Born in America but whose ancestors of recent past were from other parts of the world
2. born in America AND of ancestors who were here before columbus
3. Born not in America but of ancesters who were here before columbus
4. Born not in American and of ancesters where had been in America in the recent past but where from other parts of the world in the slightly less recent past.

In your case, it seems either 3 or 4 applies.

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