Native American

English Indigenous peoples of the Americas Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Native American.wav US Noun A member of any of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. en In particular, a member of any of the Indigenous peoples of North America, or sometimes in particular the United States. en 1998 The Routledge Dictionary of Twentieth-century Political Thinkers Philip Green, Robert Benewick (editors) 43 One of Chomsky's most recent books, Year 501: the Conquest Continues (1993), offers a panoramic view of what he sees as five hundred years of US terror and oppression, beginning with the treatment of the Native Americans and continuing through the Gulf War. en dated en native American Usage notes Native American is often used in place of American Indian, although some people insist on being called American Indians, and the latter is not usually considered offensive. In some cases, offense can be avoided by referring to Indians from Canada as First Nations people, Native Canadians, or Aboriginal peoples of Canada. The third definition can cause confusion, especially when capitalized, and the phrase Native-born American is preferred in ambiguous contexts. This definition was used by anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant political factions in the 1850s; they called themselves the "Native American Party" before settling on the names "Americans" and "Know-Nothings". In the U.S., many now prefer the designation Native American instead of Indian for the first inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere, although usage may vary according to tribe and region. In Canada and Alaska in particular, American Indian is still preferred as marking a useful distinction from Eskimos. According to the National Museum of the American Indian, American Indian, Indian, Native American, Indigenous, or Native are commonly acceptable terms. However, Native people often prefer to be called by their specific tribal name. Synonyms see also Thesaurus:Native American Translations person Indian Cherokee: chr ᎠᏴᏫᏯᎢ Czech: cs indián m, cs Američtí indiáni m-p, cs původní Američané m-p, cs původní obyvatelé amerického kontinentu Dutch: nl Inheemse Amerikaan Finnish: fi intiaani French: fr amérindien m, fr amérindienne f Galician: gl nativo americano m Georgian: ka მკვიდრი ამერიკელი, ka ადგილობრივი ამერიკელი, ka აბორიგენი ამერიკელი, ka ინდიელი Greek: el αυτόχθων αμερικανός m Icelandic: is Frumbyggjar Ameríku m-p Klamath-Modoc: kla maqlaqs Navajo: nv Bitsįʼ yishtłizhii Pawnee: paw Caahiksicaahiks Polish: pl tubylczy Amerykanin m, pl tubylcza Amerykanka f Scots: sco Hamespun American, sco Native American Scottish Gaelic: gd Tùsanach Aimeireaganach m-p Spanish: es nativo americano m, es jashto m Guatemala, es jashte m f Guatemala Tewa: tew tʼowa Turkish: tr Amerika Yerlileri Adjective more Of the American Indians. Derived terms en Native Americanesque Native American myopathy Native American Day Translations of the American Indians Indian See also en First Nations First Peoples American Indian Amerindian Amerind Indian Euro-American en Demonyms Native Americans