How the Native American population changed since the last census

Re:How the Native American population changed since the last... by protomyth on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @10:55PM (#29989775)

Slang wise, I've heard the phrase "beads not feathers". Generally, when talking on a reservation, its pretty obvious, but "Indians from India" was another. Depends on the crowd. You also have to remember that Native Americans talking about other Native Americans will use slang (not for outside use) or refer to the other's tribe.

1) I remember a band that I thought was called "Beads and Feathers" that had Native Americans and Indians.

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Re:How the Native American population changed since the last... by thaumasiotes on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @11:01PM (#29989807)

I've always seen "feather" contrasted with "dot", not "bead". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindi_(decoration)

I've gotten the sense from Brown Pundits that among themselves they refer to themselves as Desi. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi )

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Re:How the Native American population changed since the last... by protomyth on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @11:08PM (#29989857)

Dot works too. I heard beads at some meeting from an Indian from India speaker. I've heard Dot too.

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Re:How the Native American population changed since the last... by systemvoltage on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @10:57PM (#29989786)

In the movie, Good Will Hunting, clarification is made with “Dot, not feathers” which seems more accurate since both a dot mark and a feather are forehead ornamentations.

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Re:How the Native American population changed since the last... by ncmncm on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @03:30AM (#29991219)

I have heard "Sari not sorry". Dunno where that came from, but I think I like it.

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