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Originally Posted by BBGiovanni
I had a "Native American Law" class with Ray Halbritter, (a) leader of the Oneidas and in recent years a very outspoken critic of the Washington Snyders. He told us point blank that neither he nor his family/friends cared about the term "Indian" and in fact used it neutrally to refer to themselves. That wasn't in the context of mascots, and he might think teams should pay license fees or something, but since then I've never doubted what he said, even if I use "native American" to avoid getting lectured by other palefaces.
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This. Polls have continually shown that few if any Indians mind being called that; the idea that they should be is pure projection from white folks.