We were termed as "Indians." And I've never been an Indian in all of my life. I don't come from east India; I don't speak their language. However, I do speak Shoshone and we have a Shoshone nation, and those are—tribal people, we're indigenous from the land.

And I can't speak for other people, but I—if you were to describe me, I would be a Western Shoshone. Because I am a citizen of my own nation.

I guess the politically correct term is Alaska Native Indians. And one thing I would want people to know is that Alaskans, Alaskan Indians are not Eskimos. And that is something that if you were to learn about cultural sensitivity, it would be an important point for you to open a door.

If you wanted to continue your conversation with someone in our area and you called them an Eskimo, you would be sent out the door. And that would be the end of the conversation.

First of all, people need to recognize that we are first of all Pueblo and not just Indians. We also like to be recognized as Native American, and we're specifically Pueblo Indian. And that only pertains to our tribe, which is Pueblo.

So the preferred term is Native American or Pueblo Indian and not just Indian.