Anybody we spoke to in California used the term Indian without a qualm. I have a book purchased there about the Chumash Indians produced with their cooperation.
I think this may be one area where semantics are an exceptionally important principle
It all too easy to say "we don't bother about that" but if I was a first nation member I genuinely would
The terms Native American and Indian are outdated and foolish
And to imply ownership of Casinos as positive choice is missing the whole point
There is more than one first nation state and that needs recognition and compensation
We have behaved very badly and should make due recompense
Anything else is dishonesty
I think this may be one area where semantics are an exceptionally important principle
It all too easy to say "we don't bother about that" but if I was a first nation member I genuinely would
The terms Native American and Indian are outdated and foolish
And to imply ownership of Casinos as positive choice is missing the whole point
There is more than one first nation state and that needs recognition and compensation
We have behaved very badly and should make due recompense
Anything else is dishonesty
Speak for yourself and from yourself, or be silent.
I think you may need a slightly more open minded approach on this one mate
If you can not see how hilarious your response is ?
Also watched this last night and although enjoyable it seemed to lack substance for anyone whose studies have empathised with any culture subjected to the human spirit of greed and cruelty (all of us!). As santaman say's they were all at it, and no doubt always will be and the more things change, the more they stay the same. i found that the subtle inference of "it was ours first" alluded to by the native participants in the documentary is all very well but as we in the UK are now finding out ourselves, if you don't stand up and fight for what you and yours have got then someone will be there to take it all from you.
Obviously different people will interpret the same information differently, given differing moods and concentration levels and even the same person can interpret the same thing differently.
For me though the message i got was not that they were complaining about the past, but that still the image of these people is still being disrespected and whored out.
Geronimo was used as an example right at the start, with his image being portrayed from everything as a dishonest savage through to just badly researched opinions.
The other prime examples being the images of these people being whored out on everything from American football teams to cigarette branding.
I do find it very hypocritical that the nation that bought us all this politically correct nonsense to such an extreme level that a friend of mine received a written warning for describing his friend and colleague as "Black".
What really screams madness though is that the said friend is black himself and his friend/colleague had absolutely no problem with the description, in fact my friend went around his company of a few hundred employees with a petition against the warning signed by every single "black" person in the company.
STILL the white middle class manager refused to accept that his friend was not offended.
So on one hand you that that madness level of political correctness, yet on the other the native people are caricatured by major sports teams and that's acceptable.
I.E.
I'm pretty sure there would be a uproar from certain ethnic groups if the other 3 images were used.
As i say just my interpretation but that's the point i believe the program was trying to put forward....