When we say "Indian" -----What does it mean? it means the people who live in South Asia (Indian country,its capital is New Delhi ) or people who live in around America (such as:they are FIRST PEOPLE of Canada)? thank for your answer in advance.
2006-10-06 17:22:53 · 16 answers · asked by for2000 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
This should clear it up
Indians - India
American Indians, or Native Americans - North America
The reason why we call Native Americans "Indians" is only because Christopher Columbus was trying to find a new route to India, to prove that the Earth is round. So when he landed here he called the people Indians.
To Oracle - and I would like to point out that Canada is still North AMERICA
2006-10-06 17:25:19 · answer #1 · answered by applesherrytwist 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It would be interested to the readers that the Caribbean is also known as the WEST INDIES and we are called WEST INDIANS eventhough the present day inhabitants are majority Black, White and other races.
Seems like Christopher Columbus made a number of errors in his travels and labelled everyone Indian as he saw them though his eyes. When he got to the Caribbean he saw a people group and label the place the Indies because he thought he had reached Asia. Eventually when he realised his error the archipelago was renamed the Caribbean becuase of the people group alive at the time the Caribs.
Mr. Columbus has named nearly every terriority India thus its peoples Indian until he reached the real India in the East.
However when I hear Indian I think of India.
2006-10-07 01:25:41 · answer #2 · answered by tgd_bb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since Indian can mean someone who lives or comes from India aswell as a native American usually I will state Native American or Inian -coming from India. do wish to point out that America and Canada are 2 separate countries and the first people of Canada are native Indians but not living in America but around as in Canada
2006-10-07 00:33:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indian refers to people from India. I am a Native person. I prefer Native or First Nations people
2006-10-07 00:31:26 · answer #4 · answered by jafo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Indian means people from India ( capital New Delhi ). Red Indian people are the people who live around America.
2006-10-07 00:26:51 · answer #5 · answered by dotab 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
technically Indian refers to the denizens of the country of India....the reason Native Americans are commonly referred to as Indians is that Columbus, in his attempt to find a short cut to India, thought he had indeed found India, therefore dubbing the locals Indians...
2006-10-07 00:38:10 · answer #6 · answered by hobbsworth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
East Indians (east) / Native Americans (west)
2006-10-07 00:33:12 · answer #7 · answered by alimahbadeaux 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out of respect, when I say Indian I specify whether I'm speaking of Middle Eastern Indians or American Indians. As you know they are quite different and people should ackowledge that and address them accordingly.
2006-10-07 00:27:24 · answer #8 · answered by SoCcEr AnGeL 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
generally speaking Indian refers to people from India, native american or simply native people is the correct term for an indigenous population.
2006-10-07 05:59:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well being an american native. it is pollitically incorrect to call us indians. christopher columbus thaught he was in india when he came to america and he called us indians and ever since then it stuck but we are trying to get that through to white people that we are not indians but natives to our own land.
2006-10-07 01:09:44 · answer #10 · answered by chronic_alcholic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋