Damage church seat? A native American? (8)
I believe the answer is:
chippewa
'native american?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'damage church seat? a' is the wordplay.
'damage' becomes 'chip' (I've seen this before).
'church seat?' becomes 'pew' (I've seen this before).
'chip'+'pew'+'a'='CHIPPEWA'
(Other definitions for chippewa that I've seen before include "Great Lakes people" , "Native American" , "American Indian" .)