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Re: Iroquois and the Constitution -Reply
Mr. E (jackechs@EROLS.COM)
Mon, 12 Feb 1996 22:23:11 -0500
Actually, the poll results he was speaking of once analyzed did not support
his premise.
At 10:01 PM 02/12/96 -0500, Elaine Hills (UND) wrote:
>Richley brings up an excellent point. As anthropologists, are we more
>concerned with American society's political correctness, or the desires
>of the culture at hand--American Indians/Native Americans?
>
>--Elaine
>
>On Thu, 8 Feb 1996, Richley Crapo wrote:
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>> >>> Mr. E <jackechs@EROLS.COM> 02/07/96
>> 08:06pm >>>
>> Ruby, That's Native Americans not "American
>> Indians". I wish you'd follow your own dogma,
>> ------
>> The last pole I saw of American Indians, about half
>> said they preferred the term "American Indians"
>> and a much smaller group preferred "Native
>> Americans". On what basis do you think we should
>> reject the most preferred term of the group in
>> question to prioritize some other term like "Native
>> American".
>> Richley Crapo
>>
>
>
thank you for your time and space ... respectfully submitted,
Anthony Dean Dauer
"Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources
of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom." Bertrand
Russell, Earl Russell (1872-1970) An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish
[1950].
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Franklin Delano
Roosevelt (1882-1945) First Inaugural Address [March 4, 1933].
"We have met the enemy, and he is us." Walt Kelly (1913-1973), Pogo
Copyright 1996 Anthony Dean Dauer. All rights reserved.
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