Do Lakotas prefer to be called: ( Archived) (28)

This is what I found out about most is sovereign nation in the case of the Lakotas.



That one is easy…usually neither! ‘Indian’ may be the way most Indian’s describe themselves, and often each other, but actually the description harks back to when a disorientated Columbus thought he had reached India, and therefore called native people ‘Indians’. Native American is a term that is undermined when some Americans point out that they were born here and therefore are also native to America. Actually the best way to go is to specify the nation. For example, if you are English, you prefer that description to someone calling you European, and you're unlikely to want to be called French, or German. So it goes with indigenous people – the Lakota nation is sovereign and totally separate to the Cheyennes, who are also sovereign and not the same as the Hopis – which is another sovereign nation who prefer not to be confused with Kiowas…and so forth…

Having Native ancestry I would prefer someone call me by my first name and not worry about what tribe I decend from or where my ancestry are from.

I still see them as human beings regardless of what the poll question is.

Thats right.Be proud of ones heritage,but in day to day life,there history isnt important.
If we started that,we would,to be "PC", call the rest of the Americans "Immigrant americans".
Now that would be daft,as thats history.

Quoting Stringman.is it true that Indians when they are born their names are taken from what the conditions where at birth like if it where cloudy or rainy ,there name may be Morning cloud, or rainy day, thunder cloud.



@ Stringman,Not to my knowledge.

Quoting Rebel2:Thats right.Be proud of ones heritage,but in day to day life,there history isnt important.
If we started that,we would,to be "PC", call the rest of the Americans "Immigrant americans".laugh
Now that would be daft,as thats history.



All that PC stuff drives me nuts.

In Canada, we use the term First Nations. I think this accurately reflects their part in history here.

That also translates into "legend in own mind" in the wannabe language...

Surely, it would depend upon the individual?

Ccincy mentioned earlier about prefering to be indentified by nation. I was born in England, but don't consider myself particularly English. Its only a part of who I am.

I would say I'm reasonably European, having many cultural influences.

First and foremost, however, I'm Jac.

Here's the link to where I found the answer to What do Lakota people prefer to be called.