> Thomas Typed;
> Generally agreed, but to be fair, the term "American Indian"
> is often considered less patronizing by many of the peoples
> it describes than "Native American" is. (Of course, this does
> not legitimize these other synonyms.)
Barbara Babbles;
Would "native American" also be used to describe the indigionous peoples
of Central and South America? I'd have thought that with such PC terms
as "Afro-American" etc that "american" implied nationality.
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