Pointers to help well-meaning folks avoid being unknowingly impolite to American Indian people by: John Two-Hawks
Don't ask if we get money from the casino....
Don't bother telling the story about the arrowhead....
Don't pick up a rattle and shake it without at least asking....
Avoid the "who looks more Indian" stuff....
Don't touch or pick up our personal belongings without asking....
Use the word "Nation" instead of "tribe"....
Refer to Indian traditional clothing as regalia, not a "costume"....
Avoid the "how much Indian are you" questions....
Don't ask if we are "full-blood" or "pure-Indian"....
Don't ask "Are you a real Indian"....
Don't ask "can I touch you?"....
Avoid interupting, especially with elders....
All in all, be as respectful and courteous as you would with any other ethnic group and you'll avoid being unknowingly disrespectful to Indigenous people.
— withNancy Martinez Vasquez, Craig Robinson, No Fear-Native American Spirituality and Thoughts-A Tribute, Angee Davidson-Lucia, Maria Lhiz and Sean Jacques.
Don't ask if we get money from the casino....
Don't bother telling the story about the arrowhead....
Don't pick up a rattle and shake it without at least asking....
Avoid the "who looks more Indian" stuff....
Don't touch or pick up our personal belongings without asking....
Use the word "Nation" instead of "tribe"....
Refer to Indian traditional clothing as regalia, not a "costume"....
Avoid the "how much Indian are you" questions....
Don't ask if we are "full-blood" or "pure-Indian"....
Don't ask "Are you a real Indian"....
Don't ask "can I touch you?"....
Avoid interupting, especially with elders....
All in all, be as respectful and courteous as you would with any other ethnic group and you'll avoid being unknowingly disrespectful to Indigenous people.
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