[Aztlan] Indian ?

[Dr. Morales]

It hasn't been mention explicitly so far, but there are important examples 
of American Indians using the term "Indian" as a uniting appellation. Think 
of A.I.M. formed in 1968. Or more currently, the preference of many 
Brazilian Indian groups for the term "Indian." This is a means of presenting 
a unified, politically powerful demographic in opposition to the sometimes 
harmful intentions of Brazilian National and industrial multinational 
interests.

As Nick Hopkins mentioned, sometimes 'taking back' a word can be just as 
powerful as its original pejorative use.

Dito Morales
ditomorales at msn.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mario malo" <troycabo at yahoo.com>


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