That's what they're CALLED. They're not American Indian because they have nothing to DO with India, that name came from a mistake on the part of Columbus. Please understand that native American is not the same term as Native American.
They weren't called that for about 490 years, were they?
They apparently don't like being called that according to a Harvard professor I met, but until we hear from one or more on here we won't know for sure, will we?
I'm aware of the historical inaccuracy, I'm not an idiot.
The Indians did not ask for that label any more than the blacks asked for theirs; this is an arbitrary government decision like putting the Indians on reservations. Does that make it right?
Is it normal to be infuriated by the term
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That's what they're CALLED. They're not American Indian because they have nothing to DO with India, that name came from a mistake on the part of Columbus. Please understand that native American is not the same term as Native American.
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They weren't called that for about 490 years, were they?
They apparently don't like being called that according to a Harvard professor I met, but until we hear from one or more on here we won't know for sure, will we?
I'm aware of the historical inaccuracy, I'm not an idiot.
The Indians did not ask for that label any more than the blacks asked for theirs; this is an arbitrary government decision like putting the Indians on reservations. Does that make it right?