| North Carolina is the center of the Eastern Cherokee as well as the Lumbee - The mountains there were a large refuge of Native Americans who resisted removal.
Hawaii is a tricky answer, though. Native Hawaiians are indigenous to Hawaii, but they're not really Native Americans as Hawaii isn't really part of the Americas. In addition, your 9% figure seems to be taking into account all Pacific Islander residents of Hawaii, which would make Tongans, Samoans, and even the Maori of New Zealand "Native Americans" by your definition. |