How to Use American Indian in a Sentence

American Indian

noun
  • And each year since 1989, at least one American Indian has held a seat in the state House or Senate.
    — Christopher Lomahquahu and Eshaan Sarup, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Part Cherokee, her period garb of choice is a deerskin American Indian maiden’s dress.
    — Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
  • Well, there are always great things going on at the National Museum of the American Indian.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The study found that the suicide rate among American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents was the highest of any racial or ethnic group.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
  • The risk of maternal death increased the most for American Indian and Alaska Native women during that time frame.
    — Laura Fleszar, Fortune Well, 18 Aug. 2023
  • For younger people, those who identified as American Indian or Alaska Native had the highest rate of gun suicides.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 25 June 2024
  • The drowning rate is higher for white kids in the younger group, but much higher for Black, American Indian and Alaska Native children in the older group.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • In 1973, the American Indian Movement held a 71-day standoff with federal agents at the site of the massacre.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The series has partnered with the Institute of American Indian Arts to provide internships in lighting, wardrobe, props and camera.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
  • What do museumgoers have to say about the National Museum of the American Indian?
    — Chris Quintana, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Denver will be the site of the United States' first-ever American Indian Cultural Embassy.
    — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The Curt & Catherine Locklear American Indian Heritage Center is based on the campus.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
  • McClarnon joined other actors in a group called the American Indian Registry for the Performing Arts, where casting agents would come to find Native talent.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Powwow is part of the San Diego American Indian Health Center mission to serve the Native community.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • American Indian/Alaskan Native — 1%.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • American Indian/Alaskan Native — 1%.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • Lounge, eat, create and celebrate with the Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits organization.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
  • American Indian College Fund 12.
    — Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Birth rates for Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents were each more than two times higher than the rate for White adolescents.
    — Sunaya Krishnapura, STAT, 10 June 2026
  • More so, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander moms and birthing people still die at two to three times the rate of White moms and birthing people.
    — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Roughly 40 million American adults don’t know how to swim, with American Indian or Alaska Native people having higher drowning rates than any other group.
    — Karen Cohn, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Ask a member, or a descendent of a member, of AIM, the American Indian Movement, which was founded here in Minneapolis.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Over the next few decades, Minnesotans fought for civil rights, joined the American Indian Movement and 1,500 Hormel workers walked off the job in the 1980s.
    — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The National Museum of the American Indian is one of the Smithsonian's more recent projects on the National Mall.
    — Chris Quintana, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • It was published in 1976 or ’77, and in 1978, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act was passed.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Data show that Black, Hispanic, American Indian, Alaska Native and Asian adults report higher levels of unfair treatment when seeking health care.
    — Lisa Vernon-Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Members of the American Indian Movement also participated.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Now, about 1 in 10 Black or American Indian Minnesotans are uninsured, while 1 in 5 Hispanic Minnesotans lack health insurance.
    — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2026
  • For bison on a budget, Tocabe American Indian Eatery in North Denver offers up authentic Native dishes under $20.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025

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