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Originally Posted by skinsguy
Actually Native American would be more accurate since they are native to America. The term "Indian" describes those native to India.
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From the Dictionary.com site:
Also called Native American, a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of
the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually
excluding the Eskimos.
2. any of the
indigenous languages of the
American Indians.
Abbreviation: Ind
3. a member of any of the peoples native to or inhabiting India or the East Indies.
4. a citizen of the Republic of India
5. Slang . a person who performs a
required task or carries out the instructions of superiors:
We have too many chiefs and not enough Indians.