[Aztlan] Indian ?

[Hube Smith]

My experience has been that there as many preferences as there are

groups. It is virtually impossible to sort them out. Moreover, I think

most indigenous people realize that we non-indians are prone to goofy

error and let words slide while they concentrate on our actions.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Margarita B. Marin-Dale" <inka1box at yahoo.com>
To: "Aztlan2" <aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Indian ?


> Listeros,
>
>  I believe Mario makes an important point.  In Latin America, in 
> particular, the term "indio" is loaded with more than just historical 
> baggage.  Members of the upper classes often use this term to describe 
> persons whom they perceive to be ill-mannered, uneducated, and inferior, 
> whether or not the person is an "Indian."  Although the term has obvious 
> racial connotations, it also has strong social, economic, and cultural 
> overtones that may not be readily perceived by non-Latin Americans.  This 
> is why I suggest to my students that they use the word "indigena" in lieu 
> of the word "indio."  Unlike the word "indio," the term "indigena" (with 
> an accent over the i) is more neutral and doesn't communicate those 
> additional negative shades of meaning.  In Spanish the term indigena may 
> be used both as an adjective and a noun.
>
>  Saludos,
>  Margarita
>
>
> mario malo <troycabo at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  Reading the book 1491 the author uses the term Indian over and over, is 
> this correct? We all know this is a term given mistakenly and in some 
> Native American cultures it is an insult, growing up I heard over and over 
> the term Indios to mean stupid, inferior and lazy! Isnt it time to stop 
> using the word Indian? Mario Malo
>
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