The US Has More Tribes Than the World Has Countries

Why HN readers recommended it

Cited again and again in terminology debates as a convincing source that many American Indians prefer the term Indian.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

CGP Grey

Topic

american indian terminology

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

12

Recommendation years in dataset

2020–2026

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From the original HN conversations

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• CGP Grey made a very convincing video on the argument that at least in the US, unexpectedly enough, "Indian" is probably the most appropriate term to use for Native Americans for a multitude of reasons: [VIDEO]

• Many of the first people of what is now known by many as the United States prefer the label of "Indian" over the label "Native Americans". A very excellent (if also very "edutainment") exploration of labels and the label of "Indian", based on conversation with …

• Tl;Dr: it's tricky. and because it's not that simple. I don't know your background and maybe you're from a first nation or tribe, but there isn't a common agreement between the populations of existing tribes and nations on what is offensive or incorrect. This isn't …