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Q. What would an "African American" inherited with a significant Native American phenotype look like or be mistaken for?A. Black Indians in the United States - WikipediaBlack Indians are people of mixed African-American and Native American heritage, who have strong ties to Native American culture.Many Indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands, such as the Narragansett, Pequot, Lumbee and Cherokee, have a significant degree of African ancestry.Historically, certain Native American tribes have had close relations with African Americans, especially in regions where slavery was prevalent, or where free people of color have historically resided. Members of the Five Civilized Tribes also participated in enslaving Africans, and some Africans migrated with them to the West on the Trail of Tears in 1830 and later. In peace treaties with the US after the American Civil War, the slaveholding tribes, which had sided with the Confederacy, were required to emancipate slaves and give them full citizenship rights in their nations. The Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole have created controversy in recent decades as they tightened rules for membership in their nations and excluded Freedmen who did not have at least one Native American ancestor on the early 20th-century Dawes Rolls, but the exclusion was later appealed in the courts. The Chickasaw Nation never extended citizenship to Chickasaw Freedmen.Members of the Creek (Muscogee) Nation in Oklahoma around 1877. Note mixed European, African and Native American ancestry. L to R, Lochar Harjo, principal chief; unidentified man, John McGilvry, and Silas Jefferson or Hotulko micco (Chief of the Whirlwind). The latter two were interpreters and negotiators.Portal:Indigenous peoples of North America - Wikipedia5 Things to Know About Blacks and Native AmericansGorgeous black indian woman, Kiowa tribeHere are a few important things to know about the relationship between Blacks and Native Americans.1. How We First Hooked Up: The earliest recorded African and Native American contact occurred in April 1502, when the first enslaved Africans were taken to Hispanola; some Africans escaped to Santo Domingo. The first Black Native Americans emerged from these groups.2. Some Native American Tribes Held Slaves: Unfortunately, the relationship between Blacks and Natives prior to emancipation was often rocky, as some Native tribes sided with the Confederacy and owned slave plantations. While the dynamics between Native slave holders and enslaved Africans was often different than those that existed on European run plantations, this still complicated the Black/Native relationship in a way that challenges the narrative many of us have embraced regarding that connection, which brings us to…3. You Do Not Have “Indian Up In Your Family”: As Harvard University historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr. wrote in 2009, “Only 5 percent of all Black Americans have at least 12.5 percent Native American ancestry, the equivalent of at least one great-grandparent. Those ‘high cheek bones’ and ‘straight black hair’ your relatives brag about at every family reunion and holiday meal since you were 2 years old? Where did they come from? To paraphrase a well-known French saying, “Seek the White man.”Some 58 percent of African Americans possess at least 12.5 percent European blood. In other words, our variances in complexion and hair texture are more likely to be attributed to our White ancestry (which most of us have via slavery, even if we cannot trace it back on our family trees) than the “Cherokee” heritage so many of us have been claiming for so many years. Unless you have documented evidence, please stop telling people that Grandma Mary Louise Jenkins was “full-blood Indian” just because she rocked long, silky plaits her entire life. Oh, and don’t run out telling people you’re 12 percent White now and acting like that makes you mixed, either.4. Okay, Maybe You Do Have Some Native Blood: Some Seminole Natives of Florida did form communities with escaped Africans, creating what came to be known as Black Seminoles. Hundreds of Africans traveled with the Seminole nation when they were forced to relocate to Native American territory, while some remained with those who stayed in Florida. The 1835 Census showed that some 10% of the Cherokee people had African blood. Before the Civil War, the Africans living amongst Cherokee people were either enslaved by them or they were free, but lacking citizenship. In 1866, the Cherokee nation signed a treaty with the US government recognizing those people of African heritage as full citizens. If you are curious to learn if and how you might have Native American blood ties, try a genealogy expert or source that specializes in Black/Native relationships.5. The definitive book Black Indians by William Loren Katz is by far the most comprehensive book on the historical relationship between Blacks and Native Americans. It’s not a scholarly work, but it’s an amazing resource for those looking to learn more about our connection.American Red and Black: Stories of Afro-Native Identity by Alicia Woods, 2006. This intimate film follows six Afro-Native Americans from around the U.S., as they reflect upon the personal and complex issues of Native and African heritage, ethnic identity, and racism within communities of color.So Called Black People With Native AncestryOur struggle to reclaim our lost identity is a daily task. In our journey to take back our stolen heritage we are confronted with bigotry and hate from all sides. Our oppressors define us as negro, black and colored despite all the evidence to the contrary. The traditional Native American continuously sides with the narrative provided by our common enemy. We are accused of being ashamed of our African ancestry.AP Photo/Doug PizacMichael Jackson & Rosa Parks: 10 Black People With Native AncestryMichael Jackson with his sisters Rebbie, Janet and LaToya at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards on February 28, 1984.Michael won a record breaking 8 Grammys.Jackson, 50, died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, June 25, 2009.Vincent Schilling • February 26, 2014Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage, speculates that a “vast majority” of African Americans today also share Native Ancestry.In appreciation of these notables who have contributed to society in some way or another, here are a list African Americans you may not have known have some Native ancestry.Jimi HendrixThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame calls him the greatest instrumentalist of all time, Jimi Hendrix was born Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27, 1942. Hendrix was of African, European, Cherokee Indian and Mexican descent and spent many of his early years with his grandmother, a full-blooded Cherokee Indian. After a short career, Hendrix died in 1970 from barbiturate related asphyxia at the age of 27.Press Association via AP ImagesFile photo dated August 20, 1970 of Jimi Hendrix on stage.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (and his wife Coretta Scott King)In William Loren Katz’s book Black Indians, he cites that Dr Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 had mobilized a Poor People’s March and had invited whites, African Americans, Native Americans and all other races. In his book Katz writes, “King whose own ancestors included Native Americans as well as Africans, was assassinated in Memphis before the March reached Washington.” It was also known that Coretta was of African American and Creek ancestry.AP Photo/Joe Holloway Jr.Coretta Scott King poses before a photo painting of her late husband, Martin Luther King Jr., January 1972. The painting hangs behind her office desk and is one of her favorites.Lena HorneKnown as an influential African American actress, dancer, singer and civil rights activist, Lena Horne was also Native American from both of her parents, Edwin Frank Horne Jr. and Edna Louise Scottron. Horne joined the famous Cotton Club chorus at age 16 and performed in the movie and performing industry for decades, born in 1917, Lena Horne passed away in 2010 at age 92.AP PhotoMiss Lena Horne, a 30-year-old singer, is seen rehearsing in London, England, October 30, 1947 for a performance at the London Casino.Michael Jackson (and all the Jacksons)In an interview with Joe Jackson in the book The Jacksons he tells the readers that he has Choctaw in his family history. There are also unconfirmed accounts that Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, has Blackfoot ancestry.James Earl JonesYes Luke, you might have had a Native American father—at least as far as the voice of Darth Vader is concerned. According to James Earl Jones in an interview with the BBC, he said his grandmother had Cherokee, Choctaw and African American roots.Rex Features via AP ImagesPhoto by Steve Meddle/Rex Features 1470594bf) James Earl Jones ‘The Alan Titchmarsh Show’ TV Programme, London, Britain. – 14 Oct 2011BeyoncéWell, some of you might know that Beyonce’ is part Native American after she did that L’Oréal commercial. According to Ms. Knowles the Native American comes from her mother’s Creole heritage, which includes Native American.RELATED: Beyonce’ Touts L’Oreal Cosmetics That ‘Match’ Your Native American ShadePhoto by Frank Micelotta/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP ImagesSinger Beyonce performs on her “Mrs. Carter Show World Tour 2013”, on Saturday June 29, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada.Rosa ParksRosa Parks rocked the civil rights world when she refused to give up her seat to a white male passenger on a segregated bus. Called the “First Lady of Civil Rights” by the U.S. Congress, Rosa Parks was also of Cherokee and Creek descent.National Archives and Records Administration Records of the U.S. Information Agency Record Group 306/Wikimedia CommonsPhotograph of Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ca. 1955)Oprah WinfreyThough not necessarily conventional—or maybe too conventional, Oprah Winfrey went the DNA testing route on a documentary called African American Lives in 2006 and discovered she was part Native American along with Chris Tucker. During the program, Oprah said that to many African-Americans in her generation, being “a little Indian” was desirable.Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/APOprah Winfrey speaks on stage at the 45th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Saturday, February 22, 2014, in Pasadena, California.James BrownThe Godfather of Soul, James Brown, with such blazing hits as “Sex Machine” and “I Feel Good” is Apache as well as African American. In a 2004 interview, Brown credited his Apache roots to living a healthier lifestyle without cigarettes and alcohol. He said, “I guess the Indian temper is there. That’s why I don’t drink liquor… I smoke very little. If I smoke, I smoke what the Indians smoke. Whatever that is, ha ha ha!”AP Photo/Eugene HoshikoJames Brown performs during a concert in Shanghai, China, in this February 22, 2006, file photo. The dynamic “Godfather of Soul,” whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died December 25, 2006 of heart failure brought on by pneumonia. He was 73.LL Cool J.Just as William Loren Katz proclaims on his website regarding Africans and Indians, “Though often unmentioned except in family circles, this biological legacy has been shared by such figures as Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., Langston Hughes, Lena Horne, Alice Walker, Jesse Jackson, Michael Jackson and LL Cool J.”In Katz’ book, LL Cool J. is holding a copy of Black Indians and claims Cherokee descent… enough said.Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/APLL Cool J arrives at the 56th annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, January 26, 2014, in Los Angeles.Follow Vincent Schilling (Akwesasne Mohawk) – ICMN’s Arts and Entertainment, Pow Wows and Sports Editor –Before He Was President: Abraham Lincoln And The Man Who Refused To Be Called ‘Negro’List of people of African-American and Native American ancestry - WikipediaFurther information: Black Indians in the United States, African American, Native Americans in the United States, and Multiracial AmericanNahshon Dion Anderson (b. 1978), award winning writer, actor and model of African American, Mexican, and Native American ancestryWilliam Apess's mother was part PequotHenry Armstrong's mother was IroquoisCrispus Attucks (Wampanoag and Natick) was the first casualty of the Boston MassacreK. D. Aubert is part Native AmericanAndre "Andre 3000" Benjamin is part Native American.Tyra Banks, in a DNA test, found that her ancestry was 79% African-American, 14% British, and 6% Native AmericanEstelle Bennett and Veronica Bennett (known as Ronnie Spector), of African-American and Cherokee ancestry through their motherTraci Bingham's father is Native AmericanChristopher "Ludacris" Bridges is part Native AmericanBizzy Bone (Bryon McCane) has some Native American descentGeorge Bonga (1802–1880), fur trader and interpreter in what is now Minnesota, son of trader and interpreter Pierre Bonga and an Ojibwe motherBilly Bowlegs III (Seminole) (1862–1965), Florida Seminole elder and historianJames Brown was part ApacheJesse L. Brown (Chickasaw and Choctaw), naval officer, first African-American to become a naval aviatorMonica is part Native AmericanOlivia Ward Bush (Montaukett) (1869–1944), African American author, poet, and journalistRadmilla Cody, enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, former Miss Navajo, and anti-domestic violence activistBessie Coleman, the first Native and African-American woman to get a pilot's license, was part CherokeeJoseph Louis Cook, a colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary WarGeorge Crum (Huron), chef credited with inventing potato chipsPaul Cuffee (Wampanoag and Ashanti), Quaker businessman, sea captain, patriot, and abolitionistYaYa DaCosta is part Native AmericanStacey Dash is of West Indian and Aztec descentMilt Davis is part Native AmericanRosario Dawson is part Native American through her fatherValena Broussard Dismukes (Choctaw), author of the Red-Black Connection and other books on African-Native American identityRamona Douglass is part Oglala LakotaGary Dourdan is part Native AmericanMaria Ewing (Sioux), opera singerMabel Fairbanks (Seminole), figure skater and coachRedd Foxx was part SeminoleVivica A. Fox is part Native AmericanMeagan Good is part Cherokee and TainoAngel Goodrich, enrolled member of the Cherokee nation and a WNBA athleteIllinois Jacquet's mother was Sioux and his father CreoleAlex Haley (1921-1992) had Cherokee ancestorsRebecca Hall is Sioux through her mother Maria EwingBen Harper is part CherokeeAaliyah "Aaliyah" Haughton was part OneidaDorris Henderson is part BlackfootJimi Hendrix was part CherokeeLeon Hendrix is part CherokeeLena Horne was part Native AmericanJohn Horse (Juan Caballo) (Black Seminole) (ca. 1812–1882), war leader in Florida, also leader of Black Seminoles in MexicoLangston Hughes was part Native AmericanEarle Hyman (Tuscarora, Haliwa-Saponi/Nottoway) (1926–2017), actorKyrie Irving, born to a Sioux mother, a NBA player that made the game winning shot in the 2016 NBA Finals.Michael Jackson had Choctaw ancestry on his father's side and Blackfoot ancestry on his mother'sShar Jackson is part Cherokee and Taino ArawakJames Earl Jones is part Cherokee and ChoctawJulia Jones is of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nationsLolo Jones is part Native AmericanSusannah Mushatt Jones was for a time the world's oldest living person and according to her family had some Native American ancestry.Alexis Jordan is part Native AmericanEartha Kitt was part CherokeeBeyoncé Knowles is part Native AmericanSolange Knowles is part Native AmericanSanaa Lathan is part Native AmericanBianca Lawson is part Native AmericanAnanda Lewis is part Creek and BlackfootEdmonia Lewis was of Mississauga Ojibwe-Haitian ancestryMance Lipscomb is part ChoctawAmber Littlejohn is part CherokeeChief Buffalo Child Long Lance (Lumbee), journalist and writer, adopted into the Kainai NationLaura Love is part Native AmericanRichard Mayhew is part Native American and a landscape painterAngela McGlowan is part Native AmericanJames Meredith (Choctaw), desegregation pioneerLeona Mitchell (Chickasaw), operatic sopranoScott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi is part Native AmericanMwalim (Mashpee Wampanoag), musician, writer, and educatorNicole Ari Parker is part CherokeeRosa Parks was descended from a Native American slave on recordAnn Plato (ca. 1824–unknown), tribe unknown, one of the first African American published women authorsCharlie Patton (1887–1934), Black Cherokee and founding father of the blues in the Mississippi DeltaOscar Pettiford's mother was Choctaw and his father part CherokeePhylicia Rashād's father was full-blooded CherokeeMartha Redbone, Native American Music Award-winning soul music artist of Shawnee-Choctaw-Cherokee ancestryDella Reese's mother was Cherokee and self-identified as suchSalli Richardson's mother is African-American and Cherokee.Marguerite Scypion (ca. 1770s–after 1836), an African-Natchez woman whose family successfully sued for their freedom in MissouriWill Smith is part Native AmericanWillie "The Lion" Smith (Mohawk), jazz pianistWoody Strode (Blackfoot, Cherokee, and Muscogee), decathlete, football player, and actorRozonda "Chilli" Thomas is part Native AmericanChris Tucker is part Native AmericanTina Turner identifies herself as Cherokee and NavajoTionne "T-Boz" Watkins is part Native AmericanKerry Washington is part Native AmericanFrance Winddance Twine (b. 1960), sociologist enrolled in the Muscogee (Creek) NationAmil "Amil" Whitehead is part CherokeeMykelti Williamson is part BlackfootOprah Winfrey is part Native AmericanKeke Wyatt is part CherokeeMelisa "Kid Sister" Young is part Native AmericanMichael Zinzun (1949–2006), former Black Panther and anti-police brutality activist of African and Apache descent