Talk:Indian
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Rather than "American Indians" it should be specified for the sake of clarity those "Indians" ("Native Americans") in the United States of America (though the soverign Indian Reservations may perhaps be called other countries). --Daniel C. Boyer
The motorcycle manufacturer has been reborn. --Daniel C. Boyer 13:30 Sep 10, 2002 (UTC)
2 The language spoken in India
- Really, which one? Hindi, Urdu, Gujurati, Punjabi ..... nobody could say "in India they speak Indian". -- Chris Q 14:01 Nov 20, 2002 (UTC)
- Having removed this entry and had it reinstated, I have changed it to "any one of...". I still don't think anyone educated would refer to a language as Indian, except in the sense of a language from or related to India. Maybe some primary school Kids might say "that guy from India was speaking Indian", but surely nobody in high-school or beyond would say that. -- Chris Q 08:47 Feb 24, 2003 (UTC)
- You are right of course. I'll take it out again. Sorry! -- sannse 12:58 Feb 24, 2003 (UTC)
Does or did anyone call residents of the East Indies Indians or East Indians? If so it should go back in the list as a separate item. --rmhermen
- I don't know, but but in my Canadian part of the world I have heard the term "East Indian" used to refer to people from India. -- Stephen Gilbert 16:54 Feb 24, 2003 (UTC)
Christopher Columbus didn't name them Indians because he was lost. He named them from the Spanish words for "people of God". India was called Hindustan at the time. The current info on the page is a common misconception. -- LGagnon
Moved from article: The idea that "most U.S. Indians now call themselves Native Americans" is incorrect! Any statement which " with "most Indian" is incorrect! More than 500 Federally recognize American Indian Tribes exist in America today, each calling themselves by their own historic names. While non-Indians have decided to refer to American Indians as "Native American's", American Indians who retain their tribal identity refer to each tribe by their specific tribal name. For example, Ponca Tribe of American Indians, Osage Tribe of American Indians, Hopi Tribe of American Indians, Navaho Tribe of American Indians, and so on. Comment left by User:209.184.133.249
Indian Queens is a village near Newquay in Cornwall in England.
Please note that this is true, not a hoax and not a joke. If you don't believe me, look at a map. Anthony Appleyard 07:27, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Why is the Indus constellation mentioned in this article ? How is it related to the Indian disambiguation ? Jay 07:50, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
LGagnon's "una gente in dios" story would appear to be nothing more than an urban legend: see here (http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mgenteindios.html). --Cholling 23:28, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
