Native American Group
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Student Autobiography Worksheet
Answer the following questions about your family’s background or a family of your choice (all that you know or can find out).
When did your/their family(ies) come to the U.S.?
During the slavery era
From where did your/their family(ies) come?
West Africa
Do you trace your/their family heritage to more than one country outside the U.S.? Which countries?
West Africa
What language(s) did your/their relatives speak?
English
Do you or any of your/their relatives speak a non-English language? Which language(s)?
None
Were you or any of your or their family being researched have family that was adopted? How has this impacted your/their ability to know your/their family’s history?
To which race(s) or ethnic group(s) do your/their ancestors belong?
Black
How do you define your/their racial/ethnic identity?
Are you/they a first-generation American?
no they were first generation Bahamian
If you/they have any Native American heritage, know someone else who does, or find a celebrity that does, please answer the three questions below:
Do you/they have some Native American heritage (or Amerindian heritage from other countries in the Americas)? From which tribe(s) is this heritage? Be as specific as possible.
My family Indian heritage is from the Arawak Indians
Are you/they a formal member of the tribe(s)?
No they were not formal members
Do you consider your/their identity Native American? If so, to which tribe(s) do you belong?
No my family do not consider their identity as Native Ameercian
Combine these answers into a statement (350 to 700 words) defining your/their complex identity.
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