that is because they have respect for Native Americans. Even if someone is only 1% Native or whatever, this may seem like nothing to you, but hundreds of years ago there were hundreds or thousands of Indians alive who were their direct ancestor. People have respect for their ancestors, and that is not a bad thing. Personally, I too have a family history that we are part Native American. I have a only little evidence that it's true, and I believe it. But I would probably never mention that to a Native American, since I don't want to offend people or give the impression that I think I'm just as Indian as them or whatever. I think there are two big reasons you don't hear about people being part African-American. First, mostly this would have happened in the South, so in the rest of the country it may not be so common. Second, people have been so racist that the fact that a family is part black was probably hushed up 100 years ago. Actually, I know that at least some people who "passed for White" never told anybody that they were part Black. So a lot of people 100 years ago or so probably had kids who were 1/8 or 1/16 black and one of the parents had no idea. JJ said, "IMHO, Native Americans should try not to be offended when they hear about a white (or black) person who says they have a great-grandmother or whatever who