Re: Amerind an offensive term (was: Early Amerind assimilation
Bryant (mycol1@unm.edu)
11 Aug 1996 20:38:45 -0600
In article <4ujiku$ihe@bone.think.com>,
Eric Brunner <brunner@mandrake.think.com> wrote:
>Bryant (mycol1@unm.edu) wrote:
>: :) Hm. "Gumpswa" is Haisla* for white, and literally means either
>: "thief" or "liar," if I recall correctly. ? Bryant
>Please, do make an effort and at least write a OED-style usage phrase.
>
>The notion that any of us suddenly "clicked" and associated the color
>of snow and the concept of falsity in one swell foop a few minutes after
>Contact Time is rather romantic. Tricky stuff, snow.
So take it up with the "Haisla," who for whatever obscure reason refer to
Europeans as "white."
Bryant
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