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If they have Native Ancestry that isn't trivial and identify with Native identity then they would be Native. Afterall lots of North American Native Americans have significant White ancestry. I have had friends, girlfriends who quite visibly looked to have significant White ancestry but they were bonafide Tribal members . It doesn't matter if you accept them as native or not, what matters is if the government accepts them and society at large. Some Mestizos or Mexican Americans of Amerindians ancestry are embracing their indigenous identity.Nobody says they couldn't. But if they act like they have bragging rights to owning America, because of 10-15% Native American ancestry, they're only fooling themselves.
You can identify as whatever you please, just don't expect other people to play along. Same goes for all the gender-benders and trans-racialists, and so forth. Do not expect to attain any privileges because of a self-proclaimed identity, that may or may not have a loose basis on reality.