by Solid Mantis November 8, 2019
Get the Indianmug. India,indian
by itsgoodman March 9, 2019
Get the Indianmug. By definition it should refer to those who are from or trace their ancestry to India, but is also commonly used in the U.S. and Canada to refer to indigenous/native peoples of North America.
The term is commonly thought to have begun with the misconception by Christopher Columbus that the Caribbean islands were the islands of the Indian Ocean (known to Europeans as the Indies) which he had hoped to reach by sailing west across the Atlantic. Even though Columbus’ mistake was soon recognized, the name stuck and for centuries the native people of the Americans were collectively called Indians.
American Indian is the most common and politically correct modern term for indigenous American peoples, particularly in legal/official language. “Indian” or “Indian American” can connote people from or who trace their heritage to India, however "Indian" is still widely used to refer to natives, particularly in contexts where it is unlikely to be confused with people from India. In general, native people prefer the term American Indian to Native American, though the latter is in common use and the terms are basically interchangeable. “Indian” is a rather collective term that disregards the cultural/geographical diversity of the peoples it refers to, thus the best descriptor is to refer to specific tribes by their tribe name (e.g. “he is Cherokee”).
In Canada, where East Indians outnumber those of aboriginal ancestry, the term First Nation is commonly used.
The term is commonly thought to have begun with the misconception by Christopher Columbus that the Caribbean islands were the islands of the Indian Ocean (known to Europeans as the Indies) which he had hoped to reach by sailing west across the Atlantic. Even though Columbus’ mistake was soon recognized, the name stuck and for centuries the native people of the Americans were collectively called Indians.
American Indian is the most common and politically correct modern term for indigenous American peoples, particularly in legal/official language. “Indian” or “Indian American” can connote people from or who trace their heritage to India, however "Indian" is still widely used to refer to natives, particularly in contexts where it is unlikely to be confused with people from India. In general, native people prefer the term American Indian to Native American, though the latter is in common use and the terms are basically interchangeable. “Indian” is a rather collective term that disregards the cultural/geographical diversity of the peoples it refers to, thus the best descriptor is to refer to specific tribes by their tribe name (e.g. “he is Cherokee”).
In Canada, where East Indians outnumber those of aboriginal ancestry, the term First Nation is commonly used.
by PCone November 14, 2009
Get the Indianmug. Indian: *looking at the natural numbers listed* One, two, three, four....(Pause)
But none of those are the amounts I want to pay.
Draws a circle. Lets call this 'Jheero'
Another Indian: Its beautiful.
But none of those are the amounts I want to pay.
Draws a circle. Lets call this 'Jheero'
Another Indian: Its beautiful.
by pravictor September 14, 2009
Get the Indianmug. by White Guy. November 2, 2020
Get the Indianmug. People talk about genocide like it just happens in Africa to get their focus off what happened on Indian land in the last few hundred years. Thanksgiving is the most pretentious and insincere holiday there is. People pretend to be thankful to live on Indian land, especially the white people who think they're doing the Indians a favor by decapitating a Columbus statue and protesting it.
Thanksgiving is what the people desperate to convince the Indians and everyone else they don't care what anybody thinks of them would call a holiday like Thanksgiving. People quit thanking the Indians for their land long ago.
by Solid Mantis November 25, 2020
Get the Indiansmug. You have reached Microsoft customer service, how may I help you?
- I know your Indian but please speak English
- I know your Indian but please speak English
by bbooaatt June 29, 2011
Get the Indianmug.