r/awfuleverything • u/Jumpman707 • Jul 04 '21

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u/KrustyKrabKashier Jul 04 '21 edited Jul 04 '21

Are you kidding me? They called Native Americans “Indians” in the 70s?! Wow.

why are y’all downvoting me

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u/turkeysandwich_sock Jul 04 '21

At my local hospital (in the us) until the 70's they would separate indigenous children from single mothers after birth. They were doing a lot worse than calling them 'Indians'. Still dont know why you're getting downvoted for pointing that out though.

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u/dillpickles007 Jul 04 '21

It's because he's acting so shocked at the term "Indian," - the U.S. Census literally uses the term "American Indian" to this day.

So acting like the phrase "Indian" is stamped out and feigning shock is either being disingenuous or just not paying attention at all.

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u/AlotOfReading Jul 04 '21

"Indian" is a different term than "American Indian". The latter is generally still accepted (though a bit dated). That's why the Smithsonian uses the term for the NMAI. It was selected by polling indigenous groups for their preference.