in colloquial use, I think a lot of Brits would use "Indians" without really thinking, because it doesn't come up often and it's contextually obvious if it's "American Indians". It's not a required school subject though, and for a modern video, it's an odd choice to use it as a term
It used to be part of history GCSE stuff, that’s where I learned it. I don’t really know anyone who uses it to describe Native Americans because, well, we have a large Indian (as in from actual India) population and the terminology kinda doesn’t flow, if that makes sense?
like I say, it's mostly from context. "I got an Indian dreamcatcher to hang up on my wall" would generally pass without comment and be understood as "Native American". It's never, AFAICT, been a part of the history syllabus, always optional - it's mostly British and European history covered there
It has been part of the syllabus, I literally did it in GCSE history? We did quite a lot on the US in general actually including the native genocides and up until the depression. My mom also had plenty of dreamcatchers and they were all sold as Native American so 🤷. Maybe a Black Country thing.
It's not a mandated subject, it's entirely optional ( assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c66...) so most places won't even mention it, so not part of the national syllabus. "Indian" I don't think most would consider a "bad" word, just oddly old-fashioned, it seems an odd choice to use
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