den Indianern

Native Americans, American Indians

→ Indianer

Indianer Native American, American Indian + n Dative plural

noun · plural masculine, dative Rare #30,968

Native Americans, American Indians Refers to Indigenous peoples of the Americas, especially North America. The German term Indianer is widely understood but can be considered outdated or offensive; more respectful alternatives include indigene Völker Nordamerikas.

GE: Wir hörten eine Geschichte von den Indianern.

EN: We heard a story about Native Americans.

Declension of Indianer

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Indianer	Indianer
Accusative	Indianer	Indianer
Genitive	—	Indianer
Dative	Indianer	Indianern

Tiere waren den Indianern heiliger als Menschen.

Animals were more sacred to the Indians than humans.

With Native Americans?

— Der Geist des Bienenstocks (1973)

Er lebte bei den Indianern.

He lived with the Indians.

Das kenne ich von den Indianern.

I know that from the Native Americans.

— Atlantis - Das Geheimnis der verlorenen Stadt (2001)

Geben Sie 's den Indianern zurück.

Give it back to the Indians.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

So wurden wir zu Rucksack-Indianern.

That’s how we became backpacking Indians.

— Manitou's Shoe (2001)

Schaut nach Indianern aus!

They look like Native Americans!

— Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972)

Der Pfeil stammt von echten Indianern aus den USA.

The arrow comes from real Native Americans in the USA.

— Parasite (2019)