<p>Hello, I have a question regarding my background and race. I was born on the 29 palm springs military base (my father was in the military) and often he would take me to the local blackfoot native american reservation to teach me more about my background and heritage. I have always learned and have been associated within the native american culture from an early age, my Grandmother lived on a reservation for quite some time and she would teach me many things she learned growing up. </p>
<p>My father is full Native American but my mother is caucasian and I inherited her skin color, so on the common app would it be wrong if I just put down Native American by itself and not mark caucasian? One of the problems however is the fact that I myself am not enrolled in the tribe (I don't know why, my parents just never enrolled). Would it look bad to mark Native American without being enrolled? </p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>