To be native, by definition, is to be indigenous. Now that it is popular to be native, some standard is necessary to distinguish what is truly native.

Some will incorrectly attempt to claim being Native, if they are native born, only First Nation individuals can use the capital N in Native.

Being native born, is not even native, without the capital N. Many in America will use this ploy to say they are a part of this country as much as those who have had lineage going back hundreds of generations. This is mathematically false, due to the proportion of time of the species has comparatively been here. One generation is a small fraction, compared to hundreds of generations.

Native Americans have been here from 10,000 to 45,000 years. Archeoligists conducted radioactive carbon tests of the Clovis fluted point of the Lewisville site of northwest Dallas, and found it to be older than 38,000 years. Europeans have been in the Americas less than 600 years, 1.3% to 6% of the time compared to Natives.

In biology and botany, a species is considered to be native if it's origins are in that country. For example, Kentucky blue grass is considered to be American. This grass has been here for a number of generations, and could said to be native born. This grass though, is not truly indigenous, since it did not originate in the Americas, but in Europe. Some called it "white man's tracks" because most everywhere the white man went they found Kentucky blue grass growing behind him. It would be scientifically incorrect to call Kentucky blue grass native, or Native, and everyone agrees with this.

Examples of grasses native to America

• Sweet Grass (Hierochloe odorata), is known by many, and is indeed a native American grass.
  
• Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal', a native American grass, has stiff, upright, metallic bluish green foliage which turns bright yellow for fall color. The dried foliage persists during winter.
  
• Another American native grass is Eragrostis spectabilis, which has colorful reddish purple flowers and compact foliage. The airy flower panicles reach 1' above the leaves. The old tan foliage persists throughout the winter.

When non-native species are transplanted, they cause harm to the environment and the balance of Nature. This is a well known scientific fact in the world of plants and animals. In general, it has been the case of the transplanted European based humans also.

Many White americans are claiming to be native, so they have the same hereditary right to the land. This initiated the wars against Natives lead by the U.S. Army.

Native battle victories were only temporary, epidemics of the White's induced diseases broke out, and the bison were systematically wiped out by White hunters by 1886, it was the end. Long before that, tribes had been moved from one reservation to the other, in a successive process of mistreatment that began in 1820 and continued until 1890.

The real tragedy was that First Nations, didn't need the entire country, because they were few in number. Many would have given up much of their land, and did, but the Whites always demanded whatever ground Natives were on, and peace was not to be had. Broken treaties were the ghastliest part of it. Nearly 150 treaties were pushed through and broken by the Whites. The Whites kept only one promise, to take away the land.

Others attempt to confuse the issue of being native, so they can attain fishing rights. There are artists using this ploy, to sell their non-native arts and crafts. Still more will use this to enviously attack Native benefits and treaty settlements.

It is time to set the record straight, there is no grey area; being native is clearly defined by biology with plants and animals. Any attempt to set different definitions for people, is immoral colonialist thievery, and nothing more.