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- From: chisnall@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz (The Technicolour Throw-up)
- Subject: Re: STRAW VOTE ON NAME FOR NATIVE AMERICANS NEWSGROUP
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- Organization: Computer Science,University of Canterbury,New Zealand
- References: <yenamand.724366179@micro>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 09:00:48 GMT
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- From article <yenamand.724366179@micro>, by yenamand@micro.cs.umn.edu (Murthy Yenamandra):
- >>"Aboriginal" clearly distinguishes between the original occupants of
- >>the land and other (largely European) "natives" who came later. It is
- >>apparently in frequent use in Canadian media in preference to
- >>"Indian."
- >
- > To me, "aboriginal" always seemed to be tinged with contempt.
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- How about soc.culture.autochthon? Autochthon is precisely the word that
- people are looking for here. Its unambiguous (unlike "native") and free of
- derogatory connotations (unlike "aboriginal"). The only thing against it is
- that it probably too obscure to most people.
-
- --
- Just my two rubber ningis worth.
- Name: Michael Chisnall (chisnall@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz)
- I'm not a .signature virus and nor do I play one on tv.
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