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protomyth | 3 years ago

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astrange|3 years ago

They don’t actually really like being called Native American though. That’s kind of a white thing.

There’s a reason Indian tribes are still called Indian tribes in the US and it’s because they’re fine with it. You just treat it as short for indigenous and you’re good.

protomyth|3 years ago

They don’t actually really like being called Native American though. That’s kind of a white thing.

Well, that's a big lie. I grew up on a reservation, an Indian Service Area, and still work on a reservation. Native American, Indian, American Indian are all used.

indigenous is the not a term originating with any tribe.