VinnyPic wrote:Why not call them Native Americans, again?
Indians is still a misnomer, and quite honestly, offensive to some people of that descent.
I find the term Native Americans offensive.
I don't use the term.
IIRC, in polls, most prefer either Indians or more specifically their own tribe name.
I don't remember the tribe name or I would have used it.
The 2006 Associated Press Stylebook recommends use of the term American Indian and reserves Native American only for direct quotations and names of organizations.
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cording to the US Census Bureau, as of 1995 50% preferred "American Indian", 37% "Native American", and the remainder preferred other terms or had no preference