what does indian mean - from india/mexico/america/anywere else?

Answer 1

That would depend on who said it.

So the answer is 'yes'.

Answer 2

'Indian' is a holdover from the original discovery of the Americas. When the first explorers/traders sailed, they were seeking a shorter passage to India, one of Europe's early trading partners.
Instead of India, they found the land-mass where the United States and Mexico are now located. They were followed in their transatlantic voyages by the legions of people that were the ancestors of most of the people you see throughout the Americas today. The ethnic 'indians', the 'native americans', were pretty much driven out/wiped out by the european settlers that made the americas their home. There's not many left, but those that do remain try to keep some of their tribal origins alive, not an easy task in a world of day-planners and cellphones.

In short, India's way the hell over there<---------------- and the settling/colonization/modernization of the Americas was a Big Mistake. But, here we are...

Answer 3

The slave trader christopher columbus got lost enroute to India and rather than fess up and face humiliation he called the people of the "New World" Indians And claimed it in the name of his queen. ( while being portrayed as a hero in history books he obviously was a piss poor navigator, Find India and North America on a map, This guy screwed up royally)

Now how the hell do you claim something that is not yours to begin with?

Answer 4

If you ask the world, it means, Indian from India...But if you ask this country, it mean indigenous peoples.