[lbo-talk] "American Indians"

[Chris Doss]

Just out of curiosity (and my well-known interest in
comparisons of US and Russian history, in this case
with respect to the respective country's indigenous
peoples), to what extent do today's American Indians
think of themselves as forming a single group?
Obviously there was no such concept in 1500  -- there
were Apaches, Mohawks and so forth, not AIs. AI-ness
as far as I know would have made no sense to them. To
what extent is there such a collective identity today?
Does being an AI trump being a Blackfoot or a
Cherokee, say? Is there much solidarity between the
different tribes? Sorry if this question shows my ignorance/naivete.

Nu, zayats, pogodi!

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