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Native American
The term Native American in its widest sense refers to all of the indigenous people of the Americas. More narrowly, this term is used in the USA to name indigenous people living within the boundaries of the nation.
"Native American" in the USA often equates to the older term "American Indian" and at other times includes Alaskan Natives and Pacific Islanders.
In Canada, the term often equates to "indigenous" or "aboriginal" and so includes the First Nations, Metis and Inuit of Canada. ...more
"Native American" in the USA often equates to the older term "American Indian" and at other times includes Alaskan Natives and Pacific Islanders.
In Canada, the term often equates to "indigenous" or "aboriginal" and so includes the First Nations, Metis and Inuit of Canada. ...more
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When a woman grabs my braids and says "How cute!" I crab her breast and say "How cute!" She never touches me again!
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― Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means
― Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means
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Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. Even before there were large numbers of Negroes on our shore, the scar of racial hatred had already disfigured colonial society. From the sixteenth century forward, blood flowed in battles over racial supremacy. We are perhaps the only nation which tried as a matter of national policy to wipe out its indigenous population. Moreover, we elevated that tragic experience into a
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