[PolPitasc]

Last I checked, the landmass of the United States is no longer under the ownership of the West Indians. They lost this land hundreds of years ago, it now belongs to Americans. The colonists and rulers dictate the laws of the land and as such any native born citizen is a Native American by definition. Anyone who says otherwise, is simply a poser. Most of those so-called "Native Americans" have European blood as well, as you already know.

The Aztecs, Mayans, Incas et al were great civilizations which spanned across the American continent however today the descendants of those people are generally far too admixed to claim much nativity in the first place. We refer to the modern Indians as "Native Americans" only out of respect for their past suffering. Real Americans= Modern US citizens, as you said.