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In article <828@tdat.teradata.COM> swf@tdat.teradata.com (Stanley Friesen) writes:
>In article <1992Aug4.140617.10961@dragon.acadiau.ca> alan@dragon.acadiau.ca (Alan McKay) writes:
>|gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Gabe M Wiener) writes:
>|>>WHAT DOES NATIVE AMERICAN MEAN?
>|>>
>|
>|I find "American Indian" to be a much worse term, as it is the term
>|given to them by the white-folk, and not the term by which they called
>|themselves or prefer to be called.  I liken the term to "nigger".

From what I understand, "Native American" is just another name given
them by white folk trying to act socially enlightened. 

>|Indians live in India.  First Nations' People live in North America.
>|Native North American will do nicely though, or for those of you who
>|don't know that there *is* a part of North America outside the USA,
>|I guess Native American might suffice.  There are other terms as well,
>|but they don't come to mind right now.  But again I state, that Indians
>|live in India, not in North America.

First Nation is okay.  Why not just use their nation names? 

>Well, since I was born in North America, I am most certainly a native
>American, but I am of purely European ancestry.  So the term you propose
>is not adequate.  It has the wrong meaning - it means someone born in
>America.  You need a word for 'someone of American aboriginal ancestry'.
>So, what are these other terms you mention?

Good point.  Is there any reason why American aborigine is unacceptable?
It is used for "native" Australians.

I think we had better start asking Native Americans or American Indians
or First Nationals or American aborigines THEMSELVES and stop talking
among ourselves and coming up with our own names for `em.

Regards,
Janis C.