> As we squabble between terms like indigenous, First Nations, native American, Indian, we are missing that these are all distinct cultures and there is no over

> As we squabble between terms like indigenous, First Nations, native American, Indian, we are missing that these are all distinct cultures and there is no overarching grouping really possible. I agree; and moreover about the terms "white" and "black". Using these terms as if they actually refer to something in common beyond melanin level elides the true and magnificent variety of human cultural expression and historical diversity. White for example refers to peoples as different as Appalachian descendants of Scottish Reavers as well as Berber royalty, among thousands of other cultures and heritages. Black, likewise, refers to peoples as different as African-Americans as well as to elite descendents of millenia-old Malian and west-African dynasties; among thousands of other heritages and cultures.