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Terms

skin—Indian. Used mostly among young.
NDN, ndn—Indian. Used mostly among young and on the Internet.
shinob, naabe—Anishinaabe Indian.
rez—reservation.
rez rocket—reservation car, usually in need of repairs.
rez dog—Indian who hangs around the reservation.
rez boots—moccasins.
rezzed out—done in true Indian style. Usage: "His NDN car is really rezzed out."
Indian time—whenever, signifying a disregard for Anglo-style punctuality.
moccassin telegraph—informal talk or gossip.
commodity cheese—government surplus food given to Indians.
commod—short for "commodity."
frog skins—money.
brah—"brother."
hella good—"hell of a good," or very good.
chebon—"man." Usage: "Whassup chebon?"
stay red—"keep it real," be true to your Indian self.
hola—"hello," from the Lakota.
kaw—"really" or "not even," especially on the Mohave reservation. Usage: "I heard you were snagging at the 49 the other
night?" "Kaw, not me!"
chooch—immature male who is acting stupid.
49—an informal celebration at an Indian gathering such as a powwow.
49in'—partying at a 49.
snag—a partner for a date or a one-night stand.
snaggin'—searching for a snag.
teepee creeper—a person who goes from snag to snag, who "plays the field."
fry bread girl—Indian female who eats too much.
twink, twinki, twinkie—non-Indian who believes in New Age mysticism.
wannabe—non-Indian who wants to become an Indian.
plastic—fake, as in a fake medicine man or woman. Usage: "Don't waste your money on that plastic shaman."
apple—red on the outside, white on the inside.
coconut—brown on the outside, white on the inside.
red nigger—someone who's too Indian to suit a non-Indian. Usage: "When a blueeyed Oglala went into a bar with his
browneyed cousins, the bartender said, 'You can stay but your red niggers have to go outside.'"
chief—someone who thinks he's chief but isn't. Used ironically.
Imareala—a BIA card-carrying Native who brags about having a card and is rude to those who don't
big warrior—someone who takes his or her role as a warrior too seriously.
Tonto—sidekick, lackey, Indian Uncle Tom.
FBI—"full-blooded Indian."
NGE—"non-government enrolled." An Indian not officially a member of a federally-recognized tribe.
blood, Aimster—member of the American Indian Movement (AIM).
treaty talk—white man's lies.
suits—government agents or representatives.
feds, fibbies, Federal Bureau of Ineptitude—Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Indian Law 101—Indian law in reality. Comes up in the context of a non-Indian lawyer who is competent but has never been
exposed to Indian weirdness and starts prattling about the Constitution where it doesn't apply. Usage: "He was talking
about Marbury v. Madison, so I had to give him Indian Law 101."
Flag—Flagstaff, Arizona.


Interjections

ennit? enit? ednit? innit?—"isn't it?"
eh?
ey, eyy, ayy
oh ya huh
uh huh, you say
"Ima bust an arrow in his a$$!"

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More Terms

Commodify (kah MOD if eye) uncanny ability of Indian women to
convert the ingredients of any standard cookbook recipe to commodity
ingredients such as powered milk, powered eggs and canned meat.

Powwowvow (pow wow vow) the standard pledge of the pow-wow Romeo:
"Sure, baby, I'll meet you at the next pow-wow. Your're the only
jingle dress dancer for me. Really! Look at this face. Would I lie?"

Moccashoe (Mock ah shoe) contemporary dancer footwear designed by
beading the top of tennis shoes or aquasocks instead of making
moccasins the old-fashion way.

Skinship (SKIN-ship) the eventual relative connection that all
Indian people, discover within 10 minutes of meeting each other.

Indinferior (IN din FEER ee your) a manifestation of
self-oppression; the practice of Indians looking down on other
Indians for not speaking the language,r not being fu! ll-blood,r
not participating in ceremonies, not living on the rez, not wearing
braids, not dancing in pow-wows or not having--,etc.etc., blah-blah.

DIAsease (DEE EYE AY seez) an affliction within the Department of
Indian Affairs characterized by the inability to keep track of
millions of dollars.

Snaggravated (SNAG ra vayt ed) the annoying feeling one gets upon
realizing that last night's snag isn't quite as hot in the
light of day.

Triballistic (tribal ISS tik) to become irrational and incoherent
upon hearing the latest self-serving, short-sighted and illogical
decision made by the local tribal council.

Rezercize (REZ er size) the involuntary health regime of walking
everywhere on the rez since your Indian car broke down for good.

Fordrum (FORD drum) the instrument used for singing purposes when a
regular drum is not available; usually the dented hood of a
one-eyed Ford.

Frybreadth (FRY bredt! h) a unit of measurement based on the standard
size of a piece of auntie's frybread.

AlterNative (alter NAY TIV) an individual who was born and raised in
the non-Indian culture but recently "discovered" a "hidden" Indian
ancestor so now uses pithy Indian phrases, assumes a name such as
Laughing Rainbow, White Wolf or Dreams of Eagles, calls all Indian
people Brother and Sister and wears genuine Hong Kong beadwork;
usually found in the East and West coast region but had documented
sighting in other regions as well.

Councilmenopause (cown sil MEN oh paws) a disorder characterized by
hot flashes, profuse sweating impairment of speech and loss of
memory; normally occurs only to tribal councilmen when cornered by
a constituent.

Disunderstanding (DISS under stand ing) when non-Indians think that
they understand why tribes and individual Indians are the way they
are, but attribute any and all behavior to the culture or the race.

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lakotajingledancer

lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!:Chatter

HolyElk

:rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :Chatter

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Awful_Mnom_Woman

Rez Rocket: def. 2, the act of bending over to pick up a rock whereupon a dog will immediately turn and run.

Father's Day: First of the month, or whenever mom gets her cmods

Chili and Frybread Sale: Any tribal payday or per cap day

Crow_hunny_420

HA HA HA HAHaHA i like that one So Tru

:lol2: :lol2:

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Awful_Mnom_Woman

Ayye
Used as an add-on statement. "Just kidding." Similar
to "I just say" and "Ennit".

Commods
Slang for government surplus foods that are handed out on reservations. Mostly grease and starch but there's a good block of cheese included. At least before someone steals it.

Coyote Love
When you don't want to wake up your rugged snag, so you would rather chew your arm off as if in a trap. To get away.

Ennit
Dialect slang for "Isn't that right?"

Somehow
What my mom says when my dad gets lost. "We'll get there . . .
Somehow."

Fishbite
Indian version of a wedgie.

Goot
Dialect of "good".

Indin
(Noun) Pronounced, IN-din. Indians DO NOT call each other, Native
American. (Just in AOL chat rooms, ayye.)

"I'm surrrrrre"
Used like, "Whatever". when you know someone is kidding (or hope they're kidding). Klamath people's version: "Ayye, you lie". If Jim Carey was an Indian he would've said, "I'm surrrrrrrrrrre" instead of "Alllll-righty then".

Not Even
I ranked this one up there with, "I'm sure".

Indin Bullet
(Noun) Quite simply, a rock. Oh no, not just any ordinary rock. The kind that you use when yer walking down the colony and a mean dog wants to bite you kind of rock. If you are out of Indin Bullets, you can bend down and pretend you are picking up a bullet. The dog will instinctively run away. (Old Indin trick)

Jacked-Up
1 - Used to describe something that went wrong. This
could be ANYTHING. Like, someone stealing the tires off of your truck (that yer gonna fix up, of course). "Now that's Jacked.
2 - Also used to describe a person who is drunk. "I was ALL Jacked-Up last night".

Oh-Yeah, Huh
(Pretending interest) Used in response when someone is talking so much that hawks can ride up on the thermal being created. A useful tool when 2 year olds are questioning everything.

Ragged on
To be teased. If an Indian said those terms listed below in "Native
American" they would definitely get "Ragged on".

Rough
See Rugged

Rugged
(Adjective) Used to describe the unsavory element. "That's a rugged ole Indian car." "Your snag was rugged last night."

Snag
-ged, -ger. To pick up, hook up with another person in a romantic way. Well, sometimes a romantic way. Sometimes, it's who you wake up with.

Snaggin spots
....after partys, Pow wow's, Rodeos, Tourneys.

Wanabi, Wannabee
Wants to be Indian.

GEEEYAWWW....
An expression created by "Neek" meaning "DAMN", used especially when something Skandalous or outrageous has taken place.

Kiiwedinong

PUT-IT-IN: to have intercourse with somebody....to go out and snag to try and put-it-in

WASTE: somebody who is constantly broke and freeloading off of others

ojibwaysweetie

shaaaaa!

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Sweetsage02

KAWWW ENIT??

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But Boss, I am working!!......on finding my next pow-wow that is!

LISA IRONMAKER

PUT-IT-IN.........QUOTE " FROM DA FRONT OR BACK "..........ANYONE EVER TELL YOU THAT ONE! LOL.........

badmaninc

WTH!!! Dude, I read this and thought this should be in the 49. I thought this was a PG rated forum.