Why Indians Don't Say "Native American"
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DownloadThe first people who lived here named themselves.
Across the continent, in hundreds of languages.
The word for people - or the First People - was what they used.
Other people existed, to trade and talk and fight with.
But the continent was vast and travel slow.
There were no horses and wouldn't be for millennia.
No group could know all the others.
So there was no single name for all.
Then, from across the sea, came a new other people.
Who brought with them great and terrible things.
They too had a name for themselves in their own language.
But they also brought a name for the First People: Indians.
We are in the future from this past.
And you in the future from my present (possibly the far future).
And the word 'Indian' may have just made you uncomfortable.
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Key Vocabulary (15)
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
People refers to a group of human beings or the general public. It is the standard plural form of the word 'person'.
To speak in order to give information or express ideas, feelings, or thoughts. It typically involves a conversation between two or more people or a person addressing an audience.
A word is a single unit of language that has a specific meaning and can be spoken or written. It is the basic building block used to create phrases and sentences in communication.
Refers to more than one person or thing that is different from the ones already mentioned. It is used to talk about additional people or items in a group.
before all
"First place."
Describes an item that has been owned or utilized by someone else before being sold or given to another person. In shopping, it usually refers to second-hand goods that are cheaper than brand-new ones.
"The used is important."
The future refers to the period of time that will happen after the present moment. It describes events, situations, and possibilities that have not yet occurred.
"The future is important."
Grammar in This Video
"The first people who lived here named themselves."
"Words are what we make them."
"And the word 'Indian' may have just made you uncomfortable."
"The closer a person had ever been to a reservation, the more likely they would u..."
