See Indigenous Peoples;

people of India (but see also the glossary entry for Native Americans)

a term used historically to describe the first inhabitants of the "New World," and used to define indigenous people under the Indian Act. The term has generally been replaced by "aboriginal people," as defined in the Constitution Act of 1982.

The origin of the word "Indian" comes from the enterprising concept in which tribes who traded in indigo dye were referred to as "INDIANS" by European merchants. Indigo dye was very useful in making permanent inks and coloring matter in items of trade. From the Phoenicians, who gathered royal purple dye from shellfish fluids to other seafaring peoples who gathered indigo plants and wood for trade, all were originally referred to as "traders of indigo" or "INDIANS".

A matchcover category that includes a picture of an American Indian. Some collectors include matchcovers with American Indian artifacts, symbols, names and designs in this category.

(Indiens) In Canada's Performance, and most often, Indians are referred to as First Nations people. See also: Aboriginal peoples, First Nations people, Inuit, Métis, Registered Indians, Non-Status Indians, Status Indians, and Treaty Indians