Is there a more accurate name for Native Americans than "Native Americans"?

[KeysT]

not trying to be funny,

but I've never really ran into one to ask.

 

[GetInTheTruck]

They don't mind being called Indians.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Kinda felt like hearing this song...

 

[Blackking]

We are friends; we must assist each other to bear our burdens. The blood of many of our fathers and brothers has run like water on the ground, to satisfy the avarice of the white men. We, ourselves, are threatened with a great evil; nothing will pacify them but the destruction of all the red men.

Brothers,—When the white men first set foot on our grounds, they were hungry; they had no place on which to spread their blankets, or to kindle their fires. They were feeble; they could do nothing for themselves. Our father commiserated their distress, and shared freely with them whatever the Great Spirit had given his red children. They gave them food when hungry, medicine when sick, spread skins for them to sleep on, and gave them grounds, that they might hunt and raise corn.

Brothers,—The white people are like poisonous serpents: when chilled, they are feeble and harmless; but invigorate them with warmth, and they sting their benefactors to death.

The white people came among us feeble; and now we have made them strong, they wish to kill us, or drive us back, as they would wolves and panthers.

Brothers,—The white men are not friends to the Indians: at first, they only asked for land sufficient for a wigwam; now, nothing will satisfy them but the whole of our hunting grounds, from the rising to the setting sun.

Brothers,—The white men want more than our hunting grounds; they wish to kill our warriors; they would even kill our old men, women and little ones.

Brothers,—Many winters ago, there was no land; the sun did not rise and set: all was darkness. The Great Spirit made all things. He gave the white people a home beyond the great waters. He supplied these grounds with game, and gave them to his red children; and he gave them strength and courage to defend them.

Brothers—My people wish for peace; the red men all wish for peace; but where the white people are, there is no peace for them, except it be on the bosom of our mother.

Brothers,—The white men despise and cheat the Indians; they abuse and insult them; they do not think the red men sufficiently good to live.

The red men have borne many and great injuries; they ought to suffer them no longer. My people will not; they are determined on vengeance; they have taken up the tomahawk; they will make it fat with blood; they will drink the blood of the white people.

Brothers,—My people are brave and numerous; but the white people are too strong for them alone. I wish you to take up the tomahawk with them. If we all unite, we will cause the rivers to stain the great waters with their blood.

Brothers,—If you do not unite with us, they will first destroy us, and then you will fall an easy prey to them. They have destroyed many nations of red men because they were not united, because they were not friends to each other.

Brothers,—The white people send runners amongst us; they wish to make us enemies that they may sweep over and desolate our hunting grounds, like devastating winds, or rushing waters.

Brothers,—Our Great Father, over thegreat waters, is angry with the white people, our enemies. He will send his brave warriors against them; he will send us rifles, and whatever else we want—he is our friend, and we are his children.

Brothers,—Who are the white people that we should fear them? They cannot run fast, and are good marks to shoot at: they are only men; our fathers have killed many of them; we are not squaws, and we will stain the earth red with blood.

Brothers,—The Great Spirit is angry with our enemies; he speaks in thunder, and the earth swallows up villages, and drinks up the Mississippi. The great waters will cover their lowlands; their corn cannot grow,and the Great Spirit will sweep those who escape to the hills from the earth with his terrible breach.

Brothers,—We must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other's battles; and more than all, we must love the Great Spirits he is for us; he will destroy our enemies, and make all his red children happy.

Tecumseh

 

[observe]

Every Native American I know call themselves Native Americans..if you're Native to what we call the Americas than you're native americans..including the indigenous people of Mexico, Central America and South America..theyre all native Americans

 

[NERO]

My dude M----- just calls himself Pima which is the tribe he belongs to and his reservation is called Pima or the "Pima nation" which is located in Pima, Arizona, east of Phoenix. They didn't really see themselves in the conglomerate sense until the white man came 500-odd years ago and began filtering through the continents. The tribal Nations view each other as separate nations similarly to how Germans, Polish, English etc view themselves as separate nations with different histories. My dude has no problem with the word Indian or Native and has some tee shirts that boldly say NATIVE PRIDE on them. Dude hates Mexicans which is pretty funny considering he has a Hispanic last name. Good people though. Real good people his family.

 

[Gallo]

From what I understand Africans did not call themselves "Africans" either, and I'd bet that it's the same with Asians or Native Americans, who probably just call themselves by the name of their tribe. It's really only Europeans I think who call themselves that, it makes sense since it's the smallest continent AND the one with the most external contact (Africa to the South, Asia to the East, and Americas once they were "discovered"). So it makes sense some kind of "common identity" would develop early there, even more so that most of the continent was dominated by various empires at the same time (Romans, Christianity, later on Napoleon etc).

Now "Native Americans" have to call themselves that way because citizens of the United States has usurpated the term "Americans" from the whole damn continent, meaning other have to specify what kind of American they are ("Latin" American, "Native" American, "African" American). In french there are two terms : the widely used "américain", and the hardly-ever used "étatsunien", which is much more specific to the US ("Etats-Unis"). I think there isn't even another term than "American" in english.

I don't know enough about African or Asian etymology but the indegenous in the Americas have usually done it differently. Inuits in Canada for example. They don't call themselves "Native Canadians." You have Quechua, Guarani or Aymara people in South America for example. I don't think those word are etymologically European. "Inca" is Quechua I believe. "Mexico" is Spanish pronunciation but Aztec derived. So when I'm talking about them I can use more accurate terms. As oppose to something lazy like "Native South Americans"

I think the problem with "Native Americans" is that they were never an empire like the Inca or Mayans etc. Just hundreds of different tribes. So tribal name is all we have. I'm not trying to remember all those tribal names. Fukk that. Though so much for my unlaziness. They need to just go ahead and pick one cool hard to pronounce word.

 

[Blackking]

My dude M----- just calls himself Pima which is the tribe he belongs to and his reservation is called Pima or the "Pima nation" which is located in Pima, Arizona, east of Phoenix. They didn't really see themselves in the conglomerate sense until the white man came 500-odd years ago and began filtering through the continents. The tribal Nations view each other as separate nations similarly to how Germans, Polish, English etc view themselves as separate nations with different histories. My dude has no problem with the word Indian or Native and has some tee shirts that boldly say NATIVE PRIDE on them. Dude hates Mexicans which is pretty funny considering he has a Hispanic last name. Good people though. Real good people his family.

lol, y does he hate mexicans?

 

[The 2020 New Member]

They don't mind being called Indians.

yeah most that i meet say that they are indian

 

[#BOTHSIDES]

From what I understand Africans did not call themselves "Africans" either, and I'd bet that it's the same with Asians or Native Americans, who probably just call themselves by the name of their tribe. It's really only Europeans I think who call themselves that, it makes sense since it's the smallest continent AND the one with the most external contact (Africa to the South, Asia to the East, and Americas once they were "discovered"). So it makes sense some kind of "common identity" would develop early there, even more so that most of the continent was dominated by various empires at the same time (Romans, Christianity, later on Napoleon etc).

Now "Native Americans" have to call themselves that way because citizens of the United States has usurpated the term "Americans" from the whole damn continent, meaning other have to specify what kind of American they are ("Latin" American, "Native" American, "African" American). In french there are two terms : the widely used "américain", and the hardly-ever used "étatsunien", which is much more specific to the US ("Etats-Unis"). I think there isn't even another term than "American" in english.

Right man. ppl don't consider themselves as all the same in the bigger picture. they usually identify with their ethnic group first. native american , European, African, are just generalized terms

 

[Brown_Pride]

My dude M----- just calls himself Pima which is the tribe he belongs to and his reservation is called Pima or the "Pima nation" which is located in Pima, Arizona, east of Phoenix. They didn't really see themselves in the conglomerate sense until the white man came 500-odd years ago and began filtering through the continents. The tribal Nations view each other as separate nations similarly to how Germans, Polish, English etc view themselves as separate nations with different histories. My dude has no problem with the word Indian or Native and has some tee shirts that boldly say NATIVE PRIDE on them. Dude hates Mexicans which is pretty funny considering he has a Hispanic last name. Good people though. Real good people his family.

Growing up I had about 5 or 6 friends from the Pima tribe. My understanding is that they refer to themselves as Native American's...BUT I suspect that's still residual indoctrination coming out what with the damn near complete and utter destruction of their cultures, tongue, and civilization. As time goes on, particularly those tribes that can start throwing that casino money around, I suspect we'll start to see more prominent tribe names being used.

Think about this. We call anyone form europe European, but they are French, spanish, english, etc, etc. Same thing with natives. Pima, Navajo, Hopi, etc, etc all "Native Americans".

 

[Northern Son]

First Nations

 

[emoney]

lol, y does he hate mexicans?

because Mexico is a Spanish creation and is dominated by White, Spanish speaking, Catholic believing, Jesus worshiping Cacs. He's probably a proud "Amerindian" with his culture intact.

 

[Box Cutta]

Native Americans, Indigenous and Aboriginal all have their problems. First Nations is alright.

I've always preferred the term "First Nations" but rarely use it.

 

[Gallo]

I don't like First Nations. Sounds gay. I want something like "Quechuans." Very powerful and proper. Like what are some Native American words for land or Earth? I'm going to start calling them that myself since they're too fukking tribal and lazy to do it. They let Euros call them whatever the fukk they want, they shouldn't have a problem with me doing it.

So in conversation it will go something like this...

"<Insert proper Native American name here> or what most would call "native Americans" own a lot of casinos in the States"