1994: the non-crossover #1s, AC and RB
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An interesting and informative post. Thanks for that.
I believe the Canadians use 'First Nations' for their indigenous peoples. Might be an idea!
Thanks for the great post. We have certainly confused things. I know I find myself using "Indian" in my community of conversation and then saying "said with no disrespect" always non is taken.
Thanks for sharing.
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Very interesting. One of my favorite YA books is The Absolutely True Story of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie.
I see that you didn't mention Florida State University's team, the Seminoles. (You are such a good librarian.) FSU actually has the Seminole Tribe's blessing!
The world seems to be split on almost everything. Amazing. Interesting post -
Rebecca- yeah, but I STILL hate the Seminole fans' Tomahawk chop, which Atlanta Braves' fans also do.
Good post, Roger. Truth is, both American Indian and Native American are terms imposed by the invaders. People get shocked sometimes when one does not use the "politically correct" term, but I point out that NMAI, which was a project that American Indians worked long and hard to see come into existance IS the National Museum of the American Indian, NOT the National Museum of the Native American. I kind of like the term "the original people of this continent".
The mascot issue is important too. It's amazing to me the hostility and sometimes violence that comes from folks who want to keep them. I say, if a people says it's offensive we need to listen to that and not decide as the non Indians that it's not. There's of course more to that issue too.
Thanks for writing this.
In most part's of Canada the term First Nations or the Tribal Nations are acceptable. i.E.
Cree Nation, Nakoda Nation or Metis Nation.
If in doubt ask .
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