Native Americans: Demographic Data by Metro Area (Phoenix, people)

[coatimundi32]

Wow! The Phoenix statistic shocks me. I rarely see Natives here in the Valley, and I've lived here since birth.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by coatimundi32

Wow! The Phoenix statistic shocks me. I rarely see Natives here in the Valley, and I've lived here since birth.

It may be that many are concentrated in certain parts of the area and/or identify as such but you may not know.

[cacto]

Originally Posted by coatimundi32

Wow! The Phoenix statistic shocks me. I rarely see Natives here in the Valley, and I've lived here since birth.

You must not go to Central PHX or downtown much.

[KayneMo]

Thanks for putting together this list!

[coatimundi32]

Originally Posted by cacto

You must not go to Central PHX or downtown much.

That is true. I am usually in the north valley, considering I live there.

[santafe400]

I don't want to be the forum "downer" but how many of those "native american" individuals particularly east of the Mississippi River are truly Native Americans. I believe the actual percentage and totals would be much less.

[Cleverfield]

Originally Posted by santafe400

I don't want to be the forum "downer" but how many of those "native american" individuals particularly east of the Mississippi River are truly Native Americans. I believe the actual percentage and totals would be much less.

Who gets to define if they're "truly" native Americans?

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Cleverfield

Who gets to define if they're "truly" native Americans?

Also, there are states east of the Mississippi with reservations. Just in Upstate NY, there's 6 and there are a couple of land claims. So, it may depend on what state/area.

For instance, these 2 brothers are from the Onondaga Nation just south of Syracuse: http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/n...aaraton-award/

http://m.ualbanysports.com/mobile/Vi..._OEM_ID=15800&

http://m.ualbanysports.com/mobile/Vi..._OEM_ID=15800&

[Lucario]

Originally Posted by Cleverfield

Because that's what they prefer to be called. I had an anthropology professor in college who grew up on an indian reservation, and he explained that Native American, like African American, was a PC term created by Westerners, partially for marketing purposes. In reality, the native peoples of America generally prefer to call themselves American Indians.

"Like African American"?

I prefer African American.

[CowsAndBeer]

Originally Posted by santafe400

I don't want to be the forum "downer" but how many of those "native american" individuals particularly east of the Mississippi River are truly Native Americans. I believe the actual percentage and totals would be much less.

There are about a dozen reservations in Wisconsin and they have a pretty large presense here. I'm not sure why you used the inaccurate "east of the Mississippi" qualifier, it's an unecessary tag to your point (which does have some validity throughout the country).