in your words...what is a native american?

Question

just wondering....out of curiousity
:)

sorry but i dont mean the India type Indians
but yeah you can call them "indians" if you want cause im talking about the ones that are from the USA

Answer 1

Native American people are Indigenous people of North America. You can extend to South America, Central America as well, depends on how you look at it.

There is really no "in your words". We cannot choose the defination, it is simple.

Anyhow, I'm a Native woman.

Answer 2

Its a matter of time I suppose. After all the 'American Indians' also moved into the region at some time or other. So who were the 'American Indians' before they moved in? Probably going a bit of track, but its not that simple.

Its rather like Australia, where the current 'Indigenous' population are described as the traditional owners. However, there is sufficient evidence to show that a more advanced civilisation existed before the current ones.

South America gets even more complicated, as entire advanced civilizations have disappeared and been replaced by more primitive ones.

So who is the traditional owner'???

Answer 3

Indigenous tribes of people, also known as Indians, whose tribes inhabited North America prior to the Spanish, French, English colonization.

Answer 4

Someone whos ancestors resided in the North America region before other racial groups emigrated to the land.

Answer 5

American's that are from America.

Answer 6

U mean. an indian...if in my place, we call 'em Indian..yeah, just like u guys did.

But for the blond american, we call 'em "Bule"...(that's what we call them in Indonesia ^^).

Answer 7

anyone born in usa