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For Native Americans (Indigeans) what do you use for a last (family) name?
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Her married name was LaPorte, Her personal name Sebonetza. Her Tribe Skagit
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If she was born at a time when her tribe did not use surnames, then we use the name of her tribe as the LNAB.
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This is true for indigenous people in what is currently the United States. Not sure if Canada follows this naming convention. Don't know about other parts of the America's.
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