Some Indians assimilated and many “white” folks and some “blacks” have Indian blood in them. I’m one of them and so is my daughter in law. I had a client several years ago who had the features and hair of an Indian but the color of an African. She said her grandmother was Indian, I forget which tribe. It’s one of the blood lines that makes this country great but its the ones who assimilated who thrived.
My husband, now 80, tells about a conversation he had with his great aunt when he was a boy.
He was saying that he wished he was an Indian or at least was part Indian.
She told him that there had been an Indian grandmother in the family but not to worry, she was the white folks kind of Indian.
That was enough for him, he was thrilled!