Amerindianization

English

Etymology

Amerindian +‎ -ization

Noun

Amerindianization (uncountable)

1. The act or process of becoming Amerindian.
   • 2002, Barbara Burnaby, Indigenous Languages Across the Community, page 79:

     Beginning in the mid 1970s, under the auspices of the Amerindianization project, one of the authors, a linguist associated with Memorial University of Newfoundland, began making regular visits to the community for teacher training.

Related terms

• Amerindianize