Laura, have you ever considered that you don't have to be on anyone's side as far as culture goes. You're American. You can just leave it at that if you want. I don't have the conflicts of being half African American or half Native American or anything like that, however I am proud of my Irish heritige, that is why I wear a claddaugh ring. It sybolizes Irish pride. You don't have to give up one side and completely go to the next. Know what I mean? You can basically choose for yourself who you want to be. If you just want to be American then that's cool, you could say you are Native and European American if you wanted! Be proud of your heritige. Just remember....you are Laura, and not anything else! "I YAM WHAT I YAM AND THATS ALL THAT I YAM!"