How the Native American population changed since the last census

Re:How the Native American population changed since the last... by seshagiric on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @10:37PM (#29989659)

On a trip to the Monument Valley, our guide explicitly told us they hate being named as Indian. They seem to prefer their tribal name or if I remember correctly, First Nation).

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Re:How the Native American population changed since the last... by cmckn on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @12:49AM (#29990424)

It depends, these groups of people are not a monolith. US federal legislation and agencies often use “Native American” or “American Indian” on signage, etc. and some groups use similar, others don’t. I have found “indigenous” to be the most widely-accepted contemporary moniker.

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Re:How the Native American population changed since the last... by protomyth on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @11:00PM (#29989801)

First Nation is Canadian, and I would point out the number of reservations that have high school teams named "Indians". Those names are local.

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Re:How the Native American population changed since the last... by seshagiric on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @09:32PM (#30003663)

My bad. Our guide told us the Navajo believe they were one of the first humans on the Earth, maybe I mis-remembered it as first nation.

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Re:How the Native American population changed since the last... by bluedino on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @07:13AM (#29992648)

Cubans, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans are all hispanic or latino but don't confuse them.

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