Eric Chomko wrote:
I dunno. I think that in the context where the term
"Native American"
is, the word "American" is always proceeded by a capitalized adjective.
I am unaware of any rule of spelling or grammar that causes a capitalized
adjective to have a different meaning than the same word without
capitalization. Of three dictionaries I've consulted, none give a special
meaning for "Native" as distinct from "native". Two of them imply
that
"American" should be capitalized, but the third does not.
Now I'm not sure about the forms that you've
been looking at, but
are you a native American or a Native American?
Yes, I am.