malinche II

[Craig Berry]

On Sat, 5 Feb 2000 Yaoxochitl at aol.com wrote:

> that's because most "Indians" have become complacent with this term.  I
> prefer indigenous people.

The problem is that "indigenous people" applies to any group who have
occupied any part of torld for a long time.  What would you propose as a
term for the indigenous people of the New World?

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