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Originally Posted by curiousbear
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I am completely SURPRISED. I thought the 'Indians' name was given by Colombus to the Native Americans. I evern vaguely remember that name was given becuase Colombus thought he discovered India when he actually landed in America.
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You are correct-- Indian was the name given by Columbus. A member of the Cherokee nation told me his people believe "Indian" was originally the Latin "in deus" meaning "with God" or "in God." In any case, after 500 year of being called Indian, and Indians accepting the name as their own, many Indians refuse to go along with yet another white cultural imposition.