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Originally Posted by Hog1

Pick your poison......
and who wrote the Dictionary's?

in·di·an/ˈindēən/
Noun: An American Indian.
Adjective: Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of America

In·di·an (nd-n)
adj.
1. Of or relating to India or the East Indies or to their peoples, languages, or cultures.
2. Of or relating to any of the Native American peoples except the Eskimos, Aleuts, and Inuits.
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of India or of the East Indies.
2.
a. A member of any of the Native American peoples except the Eskimos, Aleuts, and Inuits.
b. Any of the languages of these peoples.

As the history books has it, Christopher Columbus actually gave the Native Americans the name of "Indios" because he thought he had reached the East-Asian mainland. Of course, as time progresses and dictionaries change their definitions, the definitions of Native Americans and Indians eventually blend. Not a big deal, but I'd say it's only logical to think the more proper term would be Native Americans simply because they are native to America.