Both sides of my family have been on this continent for many generations (can't claim to be a Mayflower descendent, but pretty close). In the ensuing years parts of it drifted on both sides of what is now the Canada/US border. Some ancestors were expelled Acadians who stayed south and others were Loyalists who decided it was too cold and went back. It really wrankles me when I'm referred to as "European." Despite having no First Nations ancestors (of which I'm aware) I'm no more European than Tecumseh. I was born south of the border to American parents, but emigrated to Canada when I was 18 months old and have been here ever since. Nevertheless, despite over 32 years of wearing Her Majesty's Canadian uniform, the current government has now branded me a second class citizen. Although I'm occasionally bitter about this, overall, I'm pretty happy to call myself Canadian and only that.