I Am Native American (cherokee)

I am only a 1/4 Cherokee though. Growing up though I didn't even know until I was an older teenager. It is on my dads side of the family and he never talked about it. I made the comment once that when I tanned in the summer that I looked a little "native" and my grandmother said to me that is because your grandfather was Indian, it's in our family.
I said this to my dad a couple days later and he got very upset and told me my grandmother was a fruitcake. Yet it got me researching the history and taking a closer look at the photos and time and again I could see it, especially in my grandfather. I pointed this out to my dad and he just shook his head.
To this day that side of the family doesn't talk about it. I on my own studied the history of the Cherokee and I am not embarrassed or ashamed to talk about it. I may only have a small amount in it, but that's okay. I think it just adds another interesting element to who I am. :)