Thank you for the in depth historical viewpoint. One thing I must say, please stop calling native americans indians. Its academically inaccurate and purely disrespectful. English aren't talented when it comes to naming ethnicities.
Thank you for your feedback and for watching our video. We sincerely appreciate your perspective and understand the importance of using accurate and respectful terminology when referring to different ethnic groups. We often use terms that may be used in a movie already or terms that perhaps were used at the time a movie is meant to take place. This is not a show of disrespect or an indication that we endorse these terms today - rather, it reflects our effort to discuss historical terms and references in the context in which they were originally used. You’re right that the term "Indian" can be seen as inaccurate. Historically, the term, of course, arose from a misidentification by early European explorers who believed they had reached India when they arrived in America. “Native American” became the preferred “politically correct” terminology during the 1970s and it is generally accepted today. This term emphasises that many individual tribes inhabited the land before anyone else as "natives". However, some Indigenous people object to this term because it’s a name assigned by white colonisers. It also categorises them as Americans, a name they didn’t choose. Some choose instead to reclaim “Indian” or “American Indian” to describe their ancestry. I appreciate there are many perspectives on this and fully understand why many prefer their tribal name as identification. As English is not my first language, I often get double confused about which terms to use when speaking about different ethnic groups. I have therefore made it a habit to simply ask what they prefer in a conversation. I appreciate the answer will always be different but I hate to offend anyone. Usually, they forgive the question when they hear English is not my first language (there are some advantages to being foreign; you are often forgiven for asking the stupid questions that no one else dare ask 😉). Thank you for bringing this up. A good reminder that we should always respect there are different views and emotions at play when we talk about each other. And that history has a way of changing the meaning and understanding of these terms, sometimes rapidly. All best, Jane
Great analysis!
Thanks so much and for tuning in 🙂 All best, Jane
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Thank you for the in depth historical viewpoint. One thing I must say, please stop calling native americans indians. Its academically inaccurate and purely disrespectful. English aren't talented when it comes to naming ethnicities.
Thank you for your feedback and for watching our video. We sincerely appreciate your perspective and understand the importance of using accurate and respectful terminology when referring to different ethnic groups.
We often use terms that may be used in a movie already or terms that perhaps were used at the time a movie is meant to take place. This is not a show of disrespect or an indication that we endorse these terms today - rather, it reflects our effort to discuss historical terms and references in the context in which they were originally used.
You’re right that the term "Indian" can be seen as inaccurate. Historically, the term, of course, arose from a misidentification by early European explorers who believed they had reached India when they arrived in America.
“Native American” became the preferred “politically correct” terminology during the 1970s and it is generally accepted today. This term emphasises that many individual tribes inhabited the land before anyone else as "natives".
However, some Indigenous people object to this term because it’s a name assigned by white colonisers. It also categorises them as Americans, a name they didn’t choose. Some choose instead to reclaim “Indian” or “American Indian” to describe their ancestry.
I appreciate there are many perspectives on this and fully understand why many prefer their tribal name as identification.
As English is not my first language, I often get double confused about which terms to use when speaking about different ethnic groups. I have therefore made it a habit to simply ask what they prefer in a conversation. I appreciate the answer will always be different but I hate to offend anyone. Usually, they forgive the question when they hear English is not my first language (there are some advantages to being foreign; you are often forgiven for asking the stupid questions that no one else dare ask 😉).
Thank you for bringing this up. A good reminder that we should always respect there are different views and emotions at play when we talk about each other. And that history has a way of changing the meaning and understanding of these terms, sometimes rapidly. All best, Jane