American Indian or Alaska Native

**Definition:** A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North, South and Central Americas, and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions-to-the-standards-for-the-classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity). In the United States it is used for classification of federal government data on race and ethnicity. Race and ethnicity terms are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.

**Tree numbers:** - M01.270.968.500 - M01.686.477.250 - M01.686.477.625.594.500

**Synonyms:** - American Native Continental Ancestry Group - American Indians or Alaska Natives - American Natives - Native Americans