Hilco Wijbenga writes: > Actually, no, we (Canadians) call them "First Nations" (or, at least, > that's the PC term). It does have a nice ring to it.
But that refers to their political units. It doesn't work as a label for individuals. > And it makes more sense than "native" since humans aren't really > native to any place (check your history books for how humans spread > across the globe). Then neither are many other animals. > And in the US (nowadays), it's "Native Americans". Calling them > Indians was always silly as Indians live in India. An extremely politically-incorrect friend makes the distinction by saying "Indian (feather not dot)". I just say "Native American". Then there is the South American "Indio"... -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/878vp3j8iy....@thumper.dhh.gt.org
