You now have official permission to correct someone that calls you an “Indianan.”
The Government Publishing Office has changed the designation of Indiana names to “Hoosiers” in the new federal government style guide, replacing the outdated and out-of-touch “Indianan.”
This follows a joint letter sent by U.S. Senator Donnelly and former U.S. Senator Dan Coats requesting the change. Then-Representative and now-U.S.-Senator Todd Young also sent a letter requesting the change.
Donnelly and U.S. Senator Todd Young announced today that the Government Publishing Office has changed the designation of Indiana natives to “Hoosiers” in the new federal government style guide. The style guide currently uses the term “Indianan.”
Donnelly and former Senator Coats sent a letter last year to Michael Abramson, Chairman of the Government Publishing Office’s Style Board, as did then-Representative Young, requesting the change.
“I’m pleased the federal government has granted our request and will now call us what we call ourselves: Hoosiers,” Donnelly said in a statement. “This is a welcome and long overdue change.”
“We aren’t achieving world peace here,” Young pointed out. “But it’s nice to be recognized by the federal government as Hoosiers. It’s not just a classic movie. It’s not just the nickname for IU athletics. It’s who we are.”
The Indiana delegation pair published a couple of videos talking about the change, which you can view below.
