Should I call an "Indian" from Canada a "Native American"? ?

Question

I'm writing a paper and need to know what is proper.

Answer 1

---Indigenous peoples---   another term for ya.

The term "Indian" is missleading when referring to Indigenous people. I am not from India--the people who ARE from India are - Indians.

So the term "Indian" is wrong.

Answer 2

An InCa

Answer 3

Please address, "First Nations." Thank you.

Answer 4

Yes, you can call him/her a Native American. In Canada, it is preferred to call them the First Nations, Natives, or by their specific tribe (Huron, Iroquois, Ojibwa, Nez Perce - they and their horses hid in Canada during the "purge", etc)

Answer 5

In Canada we usually use the term "First Nations", but "Native American" usually means "American" in the broad sense of the term, as in North and South America.

Can you use aboriginal instead?

Can you use a specific tribe name, like Huron or Iroquois?

Answer 6

Call them either a "Native"

Or native american would be acceptable because Canada is part of the americas (it is north america)

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