Saturday, October 01, 2011

More Latinos identify as Native American, census shows - CNN.com

More Latinos identify as Native American, census shows - CNN.com: When Ana Maria Tekina-eiru Maynard filled out her census form last year, she checked the box for Latino, and for the first time, she also checked the box for Native American.

It had taken her more than 30 years -- plus research and genetic testing -- to discover her ties to the indigenous Tainos of Puerto Rico, to claim her identity and re-learn what she thought she knew of her history.

She's not the only one. Since 2000, the number of Hispanics who identified themselves as Native American grew from 407,073 to 685,150, according to the 2010 census.