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First Americans

The First Americans Museum in Oklahoma, which tells the story of the tribal nations from their own perspective, states the following for the term “First Americans”:

“We were the first on this land, though the last to gain US citizenship. This is an emerging term that differentiates our Indigenous people from descendants of settler communities.”

Is that a sufficient source to add a section here about the term? Taste of Independence (talk) 03:48, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That is about one museum's naming decision which is barely commented on in First Americans Museum. Does not seem noteworthy or significant enough to add to this article. 〜 Adflatuss • talk 05:18, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alternative etymology - text vs source

I cannot match the text there with the source, which is available and searchable. Can someone else please have a go at it? Thanks. Doug Weller talk 07:55, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Change name of the title?

I am not American Indian and not speaking on behalf of any person.

I think the Title Should be changed to American Indians instead of the current "Native Americans in the United States".

1. the US official term for the Tribal community within its borders is American Indians, as can be seen in examples like: "Bureau of Indian Affairs".

2. I understand the Idea of being "politically correct" but also using the term Native Americans is on the other hand too inclusive, and it seems there is no widely accepted preference tips

3. Even though this naming is linked to colonialism and the colonialists ignorance, it became through the hundred of years a widely known and accepted term, with a lot of American Indians using this term themselves.

4. linked to 3 -> Papua New Guinea name is also from ignorance of colonialists linking West Africa people to the people there because they have similar skin color, but the name stays the same. (some will argue that the name Guinea itself is not appropriate).

5. by this wiki page it seems that: "A 1995 U.S. Census Bureau survey found that more Native Americans in the United States preferred American Indian to Native American". 46.121.26.191 (talk) 09:16, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure if you've read the article. It's not just about Native Americans in the United States, but about names of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. See American for the many uses of the word. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 10:28, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]