American Indian

American Indian may refer to:

  • Indian American, an inhabitant of the United States with ancestors from India.
  • Native Americans in the United States, the indigenous peoples within the present-day boundaries of the United States
  • Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the indigenous peoples of North and South America

Famous quotes containing the words american and/or indian:

    “The suburban housewife—she was the dream image of the young American women and the envy, it was said, of women all over the world. The American housewife—freed by science and labor-saving appliances from the drudgery, the dangers of childbirth, and the illnesses of her grandmother ... had found true feminine fulfilment.”
    —Betty Friedan (b. 1921)

    “A red-headed woodpecker flew across the river, and the Indian remarked that it was good to eat.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)