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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 161.1 | | TRCO01::FINNEY | Keep cool, but do not freeze ... | Sun Mar 19 1989 23:12 | 6 |
| Gee, I don't know - I went to school with a fellow who was a Micmac
Indian, and he (and we) always referred to tribes, never "Indians"
- although I do remember a History class in which he referred to
North American Indians as "the Native Peoples".
Scooter
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| 161.2 | "See also..." | INFACT::SCHWARTZ | What shall I give? ...My heart! | Mon Mar 20 1989 13:27 | 17 |
| May I suggest you post your query in the "NATIVE_AMERICANS" conference?
That way, the people themselves can tell you what they like to be called.
Here, I'll make it easy for you:
Press KEYPAD_7 and "NATIVE_AMERICANS" will automatically be added to your
notebook.
And here's my own US$.02 worth:
My great-grandmother was a full-blooded "Indian" from Quebec. I use the term
"Native American" to characterize that part of my heritage. But then, I use
"American" as a generic term to mean "member of the western hemisphere" and
*NOT* "US citizen". Then again, I'm a little wierd... :-)
Yours,
Russ Schwartz.
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| 161.3 | Native | TRCA03::SANDHU | Interglactic Gargleblaster | Mon Mar 20 1989 13:46 | 12 |
| During one of my summer jobs, I worked with the Gitskan-We'etsuwesen
Tribal Council, on the North-West coast of B.C., and had extensive
discussions about this very topic.
Generally:
Indian - is out, even considered derogatory by some.
Native American - didn't discuss this but, I imagine its a no-no
Aborginal People - Acceptable, good.
Native Canadian - implications of Indian: Native is a native, not
someone with a secondary identity.
Native - This is better.
A native's tribe (ie. Nishga, Haida, etc.) - the best.
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| 161.4 | | MQOFS::DESROSIERS | Lets procrastinate....tomorrow | Thu Mar 23 1989 11:12 | 4 |
| In french, Am�rindiens.
Jean
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