Thread:Byfield/@comment-265341-20140518051552/@comment-220364-20140518062427

Of the five umbrella terms I can think of, "American Indian" is the one I'd be least likely to use. That said, if a tribe or band is specifically names, I'd go with that as the person's nationality and "cheat" with using the Citizenship field - Firehair for an example. (Yes, a list of bands and tribes could be used to force "Citizenship" to change in the infobox, but the coding hassle is greater than the net benefit.)

Push comes to shove, if an important or recurring character is a member of an unnamed tribe in a Old West or other pre-assimilation setting, Native American and Inuit may be the best options.