🧵 Yesterday I posted that the so called united states would eventually make Natives choose between our Native Nations citizenship and that of "america" and it sounds like I am right. They pretty much said the quiet part out loud in today's supreme court hearing on birthright citizenship.
Gorsuch asked if Natives are birthright citizens. The response from the governments attorney
Genuine question, but why do you *still* refer to them (including yourself) as "indians"? Is this not seen as an insult?
Surely Native Americans aren't "Indians" - Indians are people from India.
IMHO Native Americans are the only true American natives, they should be given higher US status than white (and orange) trash ppl of immigrant descent.
@Captain_Jack_Sparrow I don't refer to myself or others as Indian in any other context except for federal Indian law. That's our federal designation inflicted upon us by this illegitimate government currently illegally occupying Native homelands.
I also don't like the term Native american. It's possessive and paternalistic. We don't belong to america.
Oh I see. What do you prefer then?
@Captain_Jack_Sparrow I prefer to be called by my Native Nations, Mvskoke and Semvnole. It's ok to ask which Nations we belong to and then use that to refer to us as individuals.
As for a group term that's tricky. I personally prefer Native or Indigenous. Not everyone does. Some are ok with Native american. A lot of Elders are cool with Indian because that's what they grew up with. It's largely generational.
You can never go wrong referring to us as our individual Native Nation/s though.
How is the V in Semvnole pronounced?
thanks for the info
I hope things go well for the Indigenous people.
francesdanger
Captain Jack Sparrow