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Originally Posted by Texas Belle
We asked for the indians of long ago, the ones that go with the tepees and wear the buckskins and carry bow and arrow... indians now are just like any other person and should not be called indians.. that is the big difference. We have the tepees and we wanted indians and cowboys of long ago... If you come to Texas you don't see the cowboys with the rifle under their arms or the streets riding a horse, but they are still cowboys even with silk shirts and chinos.
And poor old Christopher Columbus encountered many indians when he discover the Antilles, that was the only thing that lived there... there were no native Americans there, they were Indians...
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Texas belle:
The NATIVE AMERICANS of long ago... wore buckskins as well as other natural items (no walmart close by had to make clothes with animal hides, plants..), they used trees/stones to make weapons to kill for their meat...these people lived in what is known as the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Since they were here first they are called NATIVE AMERICANS. The people that were/are born in the country of INDIA are called INDIANS. which is where Columbus thought he had landed so that is what HE called them..in the years since then the truth has been revealed: this is not INDIA..and they dress different.
Most all of the NATIVE Americans that I know find it offensive to be called by a different nationality. Wouldnt you?