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Topic	Why do racist people call both Indians and Native Americans Indians?
Cacciato 04/20/22 7:34:09 PM #57:	SKARDAVNELNATE posted... I remember in school learning about how Collumbus thought he had found a new route to India and that the people were Indians. But I imagined at some point he must have realized he wasn't. They had that meal thanksgiving is based on. Someone must have asked, where are we and who are you? I asked the teacher what were the Indians were called before Columbus called them Indians. The teacher answered, they weren't called anything. So I guess they didn't have a name for themselves, or the land mass they were on, and they're still called Indians today because that's the only name they ever had. Wow thats a really great story man, Im sure everyone here is thrilled you shared it. <cite>Cacciato posted [p:964442849] in Why do rac... [t:79990965]...</cite> <quote>SKARDAVNELNATE posted... </cite> <quote>I remember in school learning about how Collumbus thought he had found a new route to India and that the people were Indians. But I imagined at some point he must have realized he wasn't. They had that meal thanksgiving is based on. Someone must have asked, where are we and who are you? I asked the teacher what were the Indians were called before Columbus called them Indians. The teacher answered, they weren't called anything. So I guess they didn't have a name for themselves, or the land mass they were on, and they're still called Indians today because that's the only name they ever had.</quote>Wow thats a really great story man, Im sure everyone here is thrilled you shared it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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