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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
I've been told West Indians don't like to be associated or categorized as East Indians because of cultural differences. I don't remember where West Indians are from but was told once.
I do understand North American Indians now prefer to be called "First Nation Natives" and I normally address them as "natives"(or by the name of their tribe). That being said I don't think the term "Indian" is racist. The Native community has chosen this change for political reasons. Some non-Indians see themselves as native to this soil. Their family has been here for generations. They've lost family members defending this Country. ect.
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The term Indian isn't racist, being Indian it's annoying. I absolutely hate it, when I tell people I'm Indian and they say "Oh you mean East Indian" it absolutely pisses me offf, NOOOOO I mean Indian, as in INDIA, I'm NOT East Indian.