Kat, I'm in Minnesota. And sorry if I sounded like I was attacking your use of NA... I didn't mean it like that, just trying to throw my views out there:)

Most NA/Indians/whatever I've met here say American Indian, or more usually their tribe name. When my ex-gf rattles off her ancestry, she says 'Ojibwe,' for instance. Our newspapers dropped NA years ago, too. But now that you mention it, I DID meet a NA guy from out West who liked to use 'Native American...' Maybe it's just a regional thing?

Actually, I do prefer tribal names over 'American Indian.' But I still can't stand 'Native American.' ;)

---Lepus Rex