1. Some Notes on Terminology: “Indian”
Colonial roots of the term “Indian”.
(c.f. Turkey; “woman”)
Some FN Persons Use/Prefer “Indian”
- also in our constitution and statutes
No consensus on use of “Indian”
4. Terminological Usage Comes & Goes
  - common in race relations
- “Native” denounced by NIB
- “Aboriginal”: Australian stigma
- “Indigenous”
- “FN” as vulnerable to rt-wing attack
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2. Some Factors Affecting Nomenclature Chosen by Oppressed Peoples
Degree of Politicization of Identity
Degree of Consciousness-raising
Perceived Political (& other) Threats
Exposure to Developments Abroad