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  2. Wasi'chu - Wikipedia

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    While it is commonly described as referring to white people [9] a form of the term, "waṡicu ha sapa" (literally black wašíču) can be used to refer to African-Americans. [17] Wašíču Ikčéka (Ordinary Whites) is the name for French people, and Wašíču Ikčéka Makȟóčhe is the name for France (Homelands of the Ordinary Whites). [18]

  3. Native American name controversy - Wikipedia

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    Names for such groups include mestizo, zambo and pardo in Spanish, for people with European and Native, African and Native or European and African admixed ancestry respectively, besides castizo for people who are over three-quarters European and around one-fourth Native in ancestry, and caboclo (current) or mameluco (dated), cafuzo, juçara ...

  4. List of place names of Native American origin in the United ...

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    Natchez, Louisiana – present-day village in Natchitoches Parish; after the Natchez people; Opelousas – for the native Appalousa people who formerly occupied the area; Ponchatoula is a name signifying "falling hair" or "hanging hair" or "flowing hair" from the Choctaw Pashi "hair" and itula or itola "to fall" or "to hang

  5. List of placenames of Indigenous origin in the Americas

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    Canada itself is a name derived from a Laurentian Iroquois word meaning "village" [1] [2] (c.f. Mohawk kaná:ta’). [3] [4] See Canada's name for more details. Aboriginal names are widespread in Canada - for a full listing see List of place names in Canada of aboriginal origin. Those listed here are only well-known, important or otherwise ...

  6. White Native Americans - Wikipedia

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    White Native Americans may refer to: . Mestizo, a term used in Central and South America to refer to a person of combined European and Indigenous American descent; Métis, an ethnic group in Canada and parts of the United States of mixed Indigenous North American and European descent

  7. Category:Pejorative terms for white people - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Pejorative terms for white people" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  8. Native Americans rejected from Facebook, 'odd' names to blame

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    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WXMI) - There's some controversy over Facebook not accepting names from Native Americans. It's an issue that even sparked online petitions from activists. Facebook prides ...

  9. List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous ...

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    Using Indigenous names and mascots, like the former Washington Football Team name, extends beyond racial insensitivity; it reinforces colonialism and erases Indigenous identity and land. [1] Such practices maintain the power relationship between the dominant culture and the Indigenous culture, and can be seen as a form of cultural imperialism. [4]