What We Want to Be Called: Indigenous Peoples' Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Identity Labels.

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  • Author(s): Yellow Bird, Michael (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    American Indian Quarterly. Spring99, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p1-21. 21p. 3 Charts.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      ETHNOLOGICAL names; INDIGENOUS peoples
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      Examines racial and ethnic identity labels used to identify Indigenous Peoples in the United States. Common labels used to demean Indigenous Peoples; Effect of labels on self-definition and identity, social interaction and group solidarity between Indigenous Peoples; Diversity in the preference for labels; Reasons for preference of American Indian label.