American Indian
noun
plural American Indians
: a member of any of the Indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere except often certain peoples (such as the Yupik and Inuit) who live in arctic regions
especially
: an American Indian of North America and especially the U.S. compare native american
American Indian
adjective
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That meant all activities related to Black History Month were banned, as were events marking Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, National American Indian Heritage Month, LGBTQ Pride Month, Women’s History Month, Juneteenth, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2025
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium is calling on Trump to issue a new executive order reaffirming the importance of the nation’s roughly 40 tribal colleges.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
About 47,000 American Indian and Alaska Native students are enrolled in Bureau of Indian Education schools.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2025
In 1979, collective had a solo show at the American Indian Community House, a New York space founded by painter G. Peter Jemison.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2025
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium is calling on Trump to issue a new executive order reaffirming the importance of the nation’s roughly 40 tribal colleges.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
About 47,000 American Indian and Alaska Native students are enrolled in Bureau of Indian Education schools.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2025
In 1979, collective had a solo show at the American Indian Community House, a New York space founded by painter G. Peter Jemison.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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“American Indian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/American%20Indian. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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