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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 )

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.