There is no need to come up with a new term, they already exist. You call the group what they want (e.g., Dine’e, tribe name, etc.), or indigenous American if referring to several groups.
You may be shocked to learn that many indigenous groups are perfectly ok being called American Indians, and some don’t like the term Native American[1].
There is the other side of the equation , Indians have to fine with it too.
I can’t speak for all 1.4B, but I find this misappropriation of my identity at best annoying and many times offensive .
Just identifying ethnically in say a form is a complex dance in the US .
- Identify as an Asian is considered inaccurate and also not acceptable for East Asians who already find it difficult enough being grouped as one big AAPI bucket which have vast differences
- Identify as Indian could mean indigenous American or people from my country , so ambiguous.
- Identify as Indian American and have nuanced differences between American Indian understood, that is assuming label is accurate - for residents who are not naturalized citizens it is not and that’s most Indians in the US
- Identify as East Indian, that have different interpretation in India and America
It just not our identity it is the swastika, or turbans symbols of my culture are just appropriated to be abused or misunderstood at least our name should be ours ?
Exactly where I am coming from. As an Indian, I am personally not fine with this. I want my identity distinctly identifiable without having to double check if its from the Asian continent!
You may be shocked to learn that many indigenous groups are perfectly ok being called American Indians, and some don’t like the term Native American[1].
[1] https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/faq/did-you-know