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[quote=Anonymous]I live in an area with a large First Nations population  and have many friends who are Native American.

And shocker, they’re not a monolith. Some use the term Indian, some Native, some Indigenous. Many of my friends would be uncomfortable with me describing myself as native since I’m of European descent. My H is of Aztec descent and he’d definitely have a strong opinion if I called myself native. So I don’t use the word in that way because it’s easy for me to not say the word in order for others to be more comfortable.

I just really don’t get why there are non-indigenous people who suddenly get butthurt over not being able to describe themselves as native. It’s just a word, who cares? Like how often are you going around telling people you’re native? It’s Like the whole thing with Lizzo, or the little mermaid. White dudes literally care nothing about a historical flute or a cartoon mermaid, or the word “native”, until someone who looks different enters that space, and now all of a sudden they feel something was stolen from them.

If letting another group of people use that word gives them a sense of identity and pride, why argue? It has literally zero impact on your life. [/quote]

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