American Indian or Alaska Native
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North, South and Central Americas, and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions-to-the-standards-for-the-classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity). In the United States it is used for classification of federal government data on race and ethnicity. Race and ethnicity terms are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.
Year introduced: 2004
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Tree Number(s): M01.270.968.500, M01.686.477.250, M01.686.477.625.594.500
MeSH Unique ID: D044467
Entry Terms:
- American Native Continental Ancestry Group
- American Indians or Alaska Natives
- American Natives
- American Native
- Native, American
- Native Americans
- American, Native
- Native American
- Native Americans, Federally-Recognized
- Federally-Recognized Native American
- Federally-Recognized Native Americans
- Native American, Federally-Recognized
- American Indians
- Indians, American
- American Indian