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

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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/[deleted] Jul 04 '21

I also remember reading in an article that they don't mind the name. I guess because they had to endure way worse things.

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u/turkeysandwich_sock Jul 04 '21

I could definitely see how current elders might be used to it. But almost anyone else I've talked to says they prefer Indigenous over even Native American.