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1 American Indian vs Native American * do you know the difference? As i was taught, Indians typically refer to themselves as American Indian - this is because the term Native American is a moniker created by the US government for monetary purposes, which is why the people did not see the label, Native American, as necessarily honourable ...
further, and more importantly, the term American Indian does not recognize separation but instead it addresses the indigenous of both North and South America * as to which term, if either, applies to me, that would be determined by which side of the rio grande my people come from ...