Original sentence: Due to continued intermarriage between African-Americans and Native Americans, some people who are considered African American can claim Native heritage, although since the 1980s many Native groups refuse to recognize those claims
Edited sentence: Due to continued intermarriage between African-Americans and Native people, many people who are considered African American can claim native heritage.It has been easier for younger generations of mixed African/Native people to become more easily recognized in their respective ethnic groups.Some people of African American descent don't realize they have native heritage even though they have Native American physical features; they have confused them with being Sub-Saharan African due to the negative influence of the one-drop rule