Title: What do Native Americans want to be called by others? - Quora
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What do Native Americans want to be called by others?
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Content: All guides there are American Indians and he said that many do not see themselves as part of a broad collective of "American Indians" or whatever term others might use. Rather, they identify more strongly with the tribe of which they are a member. So they would say "I am Hopi" "I am Cherokee" and so on, since the history and traditions vary so much among such populations. To answer your question, try and politely ask what they would prefer to be called. From what I have heard, the major problem is not as much the debate between "American Indian" and "Native American" or some other term. Rather, the broad stereotyping that they all alike- live in teepees, wear headdresses, and the like- which diminishes their identity, is more hurtful. Lacey Sheridan
, Retired School Administrator
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Some years ago, I was driving with a girlfriend out west and, amid endless barren land with almost no traffic, we finally came across a convenience store cum gas station. Ecstasy! ( I'd had to pee for hours). Unfortunately, when we went inside, we found the elderly owner unconscious with a head wound.