To: Inyo-Mono
I live a half mile from an Indian Reservation, everyone there calls themselves “Indians.” They have Indian Taco Sales, (NDN Tacos written on the signs). All the school buses say “Indian School” on the side, etc. They only call themselves Native Americans when talking to government officials.
Technically, they are still not "Indians". Native Americans, might be closer, but then, the term "American" came way after they had been the 'original' dwellers, so, "American" is not really applicable to them either.
20 posted on
07/21/2020 8:22:31 PM PDT by
adorno
To: adorno
And considering they came from Asia, that opens up another
can of worms.
28 posted on
07/21/2020 8:27:51 PM PDT by
DoughtyOne
(Some of the folks around these parts have been sniffing super flu.)
To: adorno
40 posted on
07/21/2020 8:52:41 PM PDT by
headstamp 2
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To: adorno
Technically, they are still not "Indians". Sure they are, if they say so. (and they pronounce it Indan)
In fact, one well educated Lakota told me that the word came from "Indios"....which, he said, means "with God". He said; "I'd rather be with God, than a native American."
The term is properly "American Indian".
51 posted on
07/21/2020 9:26:00 PM PDT by
ROCKLOBSTER
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