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THIS IS A PETITION FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE WORD "INDIAN" FROM FEDERAL AND STATE USE OF THE NAME. THIS MEANS THAT ANY PRESENT AND FUTURE OFFICE, DEPARTMENT, AND DOCUMENTS PRODUCED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WITH THIS NAME "INDIAN" MENTIONED IN ANY FORM WILL BE DEEMED IRRESPONSIBLE WITH THE CORRECT TERMS IN LABELING THE NATIVE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY.

FOR FAR TO LONG HAS THE WORD "INDIAN" IDENTIFIED A PEOPLE THAT HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH INDIA. WE AS NATIVE PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO BARE WITNESS TO A EUROPEAN EXPLORER THAT WAS LOST AS OUR NAMESAKE. THIS WORD HAS IMBEDDED ITSELF INTO OUR CULTURE AND COMMUNITY AS NATIVE PEOPLE. IT IS TIME TO TAKE A STAND TO REGAIN OUR IDENTITY FROM A WORD THAT HAS ROBBED US OF IT FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS.

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