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  • noun Plural form of Indian.

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Examples

  • [Footnote 3: The Indians of the Athapaskan or Déné group were usually called the _Northern Indians_ by the Hudson Bay people, in comparison to all the other tribes of the more temperate regions farther south, who were known as the _Southern Indians_ (Algonkins, &c.).]

    Pioneers in Canada Harry Hamilton Johnston 1892

  • Indians, which should thereafter be _sold by neighboring Indians_, or any other trafficking with us, as slaves, _should be slaves to all intents and purposes_. "

    An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans Lydia Maria Francis Child 1841

  • Ithaca College professor Ellen Staurowsky who considers the nickname Indians demeaning, and wants the team to drop it, demolished the “honor Sockalexis” theory with a little research.

    WHY is the FOUL POLE FAIR? VINCE STATEN 2003

  • For many years, the team has claimed the name Indians came from a 1914 newspaper contest and was suggested by a fan to honor former player Louis Sockalexis, a Penobscot Indian and the first Native American to play in the big leagues.

    WHY is the FOUL POLE FAIR? VINCE STATEN 2003

  • In Protestant North America, we have a miniscule population less than 1% of people we label Indians, who are in fact mestizos.

    La Conquista 2006

  • "Oh, what great good fortune for the Indians is the coming of the Spaniards," gushed one historian in 1554.

    Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes and the Fall of Old Mexico by Hugh Thomas 2002

  • "Oh, what great good fortune for the Indians is the coming of the Spaniards," gushed one historian in 1554.

    Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes and the Fall of Old Mexico by Hugh Thomas 2002

  • His eight innings of three-hit ball against the Indians is the kind of stuff that gives owners pause as they look for the deals that could make a difference in their teams going into the second half of the season.

    USATODAY.com - A primer to alleged 'rivalry weekend' 2002

  • The team with the best chance to beat the Indians is the White Sox.

    Indians should coast again in AL Central 2000

  • India (The term Indians includes Bengalis, Punjabis, Tamils, Sindhis etc, who live on either side of borders that came into being when

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

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