When you hear the word Indian, do you think:

[ultimatebob]

Choose one. I'm trying to see if the answer is different depending on where you live.

 

[lxskllr]

India, but it depends on the context. The word really kind of pisses me off, especially with regards to the American variety, and I dislike "native American". I'm native to America too. I've settled into aboriginal American for American Indians, but few other people have.

 

[Jeff7]

India, but it depends on the context. The word really kind of pisses me off, especially with regards to the American variety, and I dislike "native American". I'm native to America too. I've settled into aboriginal American for American Indians, but few other people have.

This.

"Indian" was drilled into my mind during my primary school years as "native American." So that's usually what comes to mind first.


But if I'm at work, it's "person from India," because some of our vendors are owned and by Indians and their friends and family.

 

[zerocool84]

7-Eleven

 

[nickbits]

Depends on context

 

[sandorski]

From India, although I always feel the need to clarify that.

 

[natto fire]

Choose one. I'm trying to see if the answer is different depending on where you live.

Definitely does. I used to live in Nambe, New Mexico, and many "Native Americans" referred to each other as "Indians", although some just used the term "Native". Now that I am back in the fairly diverse city of Columbus, Ohio, I hear the term "Indian" and assume heritage from India.

 

[BoomerD]

Feather, not dot.

I am "American Indian," which, more politically correctly would be "Native/Aboriginal American," but I grew up with "American Indian," so I'll probably never change.

(then again, I grew up with folks being "Oriental" not "Asian," so I'll probably never make that change either, especially when Oriental describes people from that certain part of Asia, not the whole MASSIVE continent.)

 

[norseamd]

both

amerindian might work

you can also use amerisiberian

 

[norseamd]

Feather, not dot. I am "American Indian," which, more politically correctly would be "Native/Aboriginal American," but I grew up with "American Indian," so I'll probably never change. (then again, I grew up with folks being "Oriental" not "Asian," so I'll probably never make that change either, especially when Oriental describes people from that certain part of Asia, not the whole MASSIVE continent.)

so you never answered my question before of what tribe you have ancesors from or are enrolled in

do you live in the pacific northwest right?

 

[waggy]

a old motorcycle

 

[BoomerD]

so you never answered my question before of what tribe you have ancesors from or are enrolled in

do you live in the pacific northwest right?

I do live in the PNW, but that has nothing to do with my ancestry. As for what tribe....I don't see how that's any of your business.

 

[norseamd]

As for what tribe....I don't see how that's any of your business.

just wondering

are you involved in some kind of blackfoot vs cree war or something?

why so secretive? no one going to shoot you just because you are a shawnee

and i have a interest in native american studies

 

[IGemini]

Indian = Indian

I was also hammered with the "American Indian" label in school, but it just sounds stupid to have a label stick because some idiot thought he "discovered" a place that was really on the opposite end of the globe...so I don't use it that way. They aren't even that closely related, genetically.

 

[Imp]

I said India from Indian, but that's not entirely true.

The first thing I do is check context including the speaker. You can usually tell which type of Indian a person is talking about depending on what the subject is.

It helps that one population is over 100 times larger than the other one.

 

[norseamd]

Indian = Indian I was also hammered with the "American Indian" label in school, but it just sounds stupid to have a label stick because some idiot thought he "discovered" a place that was really on the opposite end of the globe...so I don't use it that way. They aren't even that closely related, genetically.

the difference between any two people ouside of africa is often less than the difference between two africans miles apart

 

[mmntech]

Someone from India. There's far more of them living here in Toronto than there are natives. Native is probably the most comment term used now, though they themselves generally identify by ethnicity or tribe.

 

[RossMAN]

Chicken tikka masala, I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow.

 

[mikegg]

I think someone already said it. Back in school, indian = native americans. At work and in real life, indian = india people.

 

[norseamd]

Chicken tikka masala, I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow.

have some trader joes chicken masala in the freezer

indian food is amazing

 

[IronWing]

Chicken tikka masala, I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow.

Maybe with fry bread instead of naan, no?

 

[dighn]

india.

<3 chicken tikka masala. gives me nasty gas though.

 

[RossMAN]

have some trader joes chicken masala in the freezer

indian food is amazing

Thanks for the rec, might check it out next weekend.

 

[biostud]

From India, but I think it's probably because it's more talked about than Native Americans.

In Danish there's a difference in the words: indianer = native American, inder = person from India.

 

[Jeff7]

just wondering

are you involved in some kind of blackfoot vs cree war or something?

why so secretive? no one going to shoot you just because you are a shawnee

and i have a interest in native american studies

They don't like to talk about their ancient and noble crane-operating roots.