They decided to keep the name “Indian” because when white people decided to start calling them “native Americans”. They decided that they weren’t going to let white people dictate what their name was a second time.
Some prefer Native American others prefer Indian. Most seem to prefer referring to their specific tribe if you aren’t speaking about all Indian tribes. The import part is to use neither as a negative term.
I thought we didn’t say Indian anymore?
They decided to keep the name “Indian” because when white people decided to start calling them “native Americans”. They decided that they weren’t going to let white people dictate what their name was a second time.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs still exists.
https://www.bia.gov/
Some prefer Native American others prefer Indian. Most seem to prefer referring to their specific tribe if you aren’t speaking about all Indian tribes. The import part is to use neither as a negative term.
was Abya Yala the noncolonial name of the continent?