sjde wow that’s fighting talk as my darling Aunt (a naturalised Canadian) said to me once she was now a Canadian first and a North American second. The same as in the U.K. for instance I’m a Brit/British but I’m also English I have friends who are Scots, Welsh and Irish, Chanel Islanders, Cornish, Shetland’s but all Brits a small area, compact and bijou but perfectly formed! I suspect North Americans or Americans originate from many countries especially Europe and still refer to their family heritage, as only First Nations or other indigenous peoples can truly say they are American/North American.
I mean no harm to anyone my Aunt and Uncle were very proud to have been permitted to emigrate from the U.K. (United Kingdom) and become Canadian citizens, crikey I nearly did.