<p>Hello justlara,</p>
<p>I believe that if you are not a registered member of the tribe, then it would not be completely honest to indicate that you consider yourself Native American (under current admissions protocol - you might be able to find more accurate information in the “Race” thread). </p>
<p>To go on a more abstract tangent, I would urge you to remember that one’s identity does not solely come from what they truly are - I have French ancestry through slavery, yet I do not consider myself French, nor would I ever indicate that on a form asking for my race - but is a product of who they consider themselves to be. If you have considered yourself black all of your life, then I think that would be the better option to put down. Quite frankly, a good deal of people who are members of the African Diaspora have white and/or native ancestry, yet most do not put it down because they are not active in those communities.</p>