Native American
noun
: a member of any of the indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere
especially
: a Native American of North America and especially the U.S. compare american indian
Native American
adjective
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This is the same university, after all, that let Elizabeth Warren fraudulently claim to be a Native American to boost their diversity numbers.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
Her father, who was part Native American, left the family for Oklahoma when Bessie was young.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
The Native American Guardians Association (NAGA) filed a complaint with the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights claiming the NYSED violated federal civil rights laws.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 26 Apr. 2025
Pease is Native American; Frese, Vent and Roberts are Athabascan Alaska Natives.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
Her father, who was part Native American, left the family for Oklahoma when Bessie was young.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
The Native American Guardians Association (NAGA) filed a complaint with the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights claiming the NYSED violated federal civil rights laws.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 26 Apr. 2025
Pease is Native American; Frese, Vent and Roberts are Athabascan Alaska Natives.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Native American.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Native%20American. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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