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Originally Posted by BeckySlater
"Native" is fine, "American" is not. There's a reason we have tribal law. There's a reason we maintain our tribal/aboriginal names. We aren't Indian, either. We are not from India. Being misnamed by a European not once- but twice (Indian first then Native American...) is a slap in the face. You can choose what to call yourself, you can't choose what someone else will answer to.
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I wish that were true... NOW instead of being classified as "where you're from" (French English German "Indian" as it were... they call you "white" "black" we've just shifted from one form of verbal abuse to another.