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One absurd name vs. another. "Indian" is the result of a mistake by an outsider, which probably isn't that unusual if one goes digging into the names for variou
by Grieving 5y ago
One absurd name vs. another. "Indian" is the result of a mistake by an outsider, which probably isn't that unusual if one goes digging into the names for various ethnic groups. "Native American" feels artificial, but more importantly isn't accurate either. The native Americans would be the descendants of the American colonists, the founding people of a nation; not those who were conquered by these people. The people we call Native Americans might better be described as aboriginal, or as in Canada "first nations".
- Jcowell 5y agoIsn’t this disregarding that The America in Native Americans are not for the country but for the continent(s) (some nations lump two Americas as one)
- Grieving 5y agoKind of, but there's only one nation called America. You can't separate native-ness from nation-ness. If the US called itself something else, then there would be no Native Americans.
- BenjiWiebe 5y agoDoesn't the US call itself the 'United States of America', and not just 'America'?
- Grieving 5y agoI misspoke when I said the US, I meant the people of the US (i.e. the nation, not the state).