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"Mike Lyle" <mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> wrote <...> I will say that it's not impossible that the term could have been applied to South American natives as well as Northerners. <...> I once referred to South American Indians as "native Americans" and was laughed at. Apparently, you must be able to prove U.S. citizenship in order to be considered a native American.

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...co.nz> writes: Hatunen wrote: The Mexicans don't call their Indians "American Indians". Why not? (other than the...South America. Etc. Given that the "Indians" of the two countries are the... don't apply the term "American Indian" or "indio americano" to those... who feels otherwise) they take "American" (and "americano") to apply specifically, ...