It's time to stop saying the words 'Native Americans'

americanthinker.com ^ | 6/17/2018 | Ed Straker

[rktman]

Now Ed. That's akin to saying descendants from Africans born here in the United States are somehow just simply Americans. Nothing to do with Africa. You know how that'll fly. Perhaps "Indigees"?

[TomGuy]

I always get a kick out of these 'It's time to ...' articles.

What gives them the right or authority to be the arbiters of things/statements?

It's time to learn a new approach.

[Monterrosa-24]

I’ve never used the term “Native Americans” so I cannot stop using it. Before we had so many immigrants from Indian I called our Cherokees and Chickasaws “Indians”. Now I sometimes have to say, “American Indians”.

[the_daug]

If you ever been to Rosebud or Pineridge? “ putting us on a lower moral grounds than the “Natives””

[Sans-Culotte]

I have never used the term. It always struck me as ridiculous.

[rktman]

It’s time you quit getting a kick out of It’s Time articles. LOL!

[Architect of Avalon]

There are no Native Americans except for the trees.

The ancestors of all of the people came from other continents.

As far as tribal people go, they can be referred to by their tribe, and that should work well.

[gigster]

I always got a kick out of my Canadian cousins labeling their native Indian people Aboriginals.

[FreedomPoster]

Aboriginal Americans?

[jjotto]

I thought Canuckistanis called them ‘First Nations’.

[rktman]

Ohhh, ohhh, ohhhh. First “immigrants”!

[AlaskaErik]

In Alaska the native population is referred to as “Alaska Native” by everyone, including Alaska Natives. I don’t see that changing any time soon.

[Southern Magnolia]

“First Nation” is what the Canadian natives use.

[originalbuckeye]

And here I thought the ‘Native Canadians’ called themselves Eskimos..................

[rusty schucklefurd]

I was in Canada recently, near Banff, at a national park. I was talking with one of their park officials, who mentioned that the term, “First Nation’s people’s” is now the proper terminology. I think I had said, “Canadian Indians” when he corrected me.

[varyouga]

Makes sense. They are the first known nation in that area

[rktman]

Your lucky they didn’t boot your butt out of justine land. LOL!

[Vlad The Inhaler]

The best thing that could happen to “native Americans” is to fully integrate them into society as just regular Americans.

[Tennessee Nana]

ancestors of these individuals were present before America was formed.
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My ancestors arrived in “the New World” in 1623...

[Monterrosa-24]

Before Chappaquiddick, one scandal involving Senator Ted Kennedy was being drunk on a flight returning from Alaska and he was running up and down the aisle shouting “Eskimo Power”.