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On a trip to the Monument Valley, our guide explicitly told us they hate being named as Indian. They seem to prefer their tribal name or if I remember correctly
by seshagiric 5y ago
On a trip to the Monument Valley, our guide explicitly told us they hate being named as Indian. They seem to prefer their tribal name or if I remember correctly, First Nation).
- cmckn 5y agoIt depends, these groups of people are not a monolith. US federal legislation and agencies often use “Native American” or “American Indian” on signage, etc. and some groups use similar, others don’t. I have found “indigenous” to be the most widely-accepted contemporary moniker.
- protomyth 5y agoFirst Nation is Canadian, and I would point out the number of reservations that have high school teams named "Indians". Those names are local.
- seshagiric 5y agoMy bad. Our guide told us the Navajo believe they were one of the first humans on the Earth, maybe I mis-remembered it as first nation.
- bluedino 5y agoCubans, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans are all hispanic or latino but don't confuse them.