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Originally Posted by ALadysMom
Ummm...National Geographic has a very thoughtful piece about the label “American Indians.”
https://www.api.nationalgeographic.c...-appropriation
The Native nations had/have little in common yet we use one term as if all were/are exactly the same.
My first understanding of contagious disease came from reading about the rampant spread of European illnesses through Native populations. Natives had no previous exposure to those illnesses so they had no existing immunity. Sound familiar? |
Well, I grew up in NM and am there often. American Indians who live in NM, Navajos, Apaches and Pueblos, continue to refer to themselves as Indians.
My former spouse is 28% American Indian and refers to that part of herself as Indian.
Many years ago my mother taught at the Santa Fe Indian School.
Santa Fe Indian School