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But as you well know it was a common usage at one time.

So must it remain so for eternity? It is rather glaringly incorrect.

Anyway, aren't they First Peoples or something now? Or is that just
native Canadians?

They are aborigines. Aborigine means "from the beginning," and is the
correct word for someone who is of native ancestry since time
immemorial. A "native American," in contrast, is simply anyone who was
born in America, irrespective of ancestry.

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But as you well know it was a common usage at one time.

So must it remain so for eternity? It is rather glaringly incorrect.

Anyway, aren't they First Peoples or something now? Or is that just
native Canadians?

They are aborigines. Aborigine means "from the beginning," and is the
correct word for someone who is of native ancestry since time
immemorial. A "native American," in contrast, is simply anyone who was
born in America, irrespective of ancestry.

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But as you well know it was a common usage at one time.

So must it remain so for eternity? It is rather glaringly incorrect.

Anyway, aren't they First Peoples or something now? Or is that just
native Canadians?

They are aborigines. Aborigine means "from the beginning," and is the
correct word for someone who is of native ancestry since time
immemorial. A "native American," in contrast, is simply anyone who was
born in America, irrespective of ancestry.

--
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writes:

But as you well know it was a common usage at one time.

So must it remain so for eternity? It is rather glaringly incorrect.

Anyway, aren't they First Peoples or something now? Or is that just
native Canadians?

They are aborigines. Aborigine means "from the beginning," and is the
correct word for someone who is of native ancestry since time
immemorial. A "native American," in contrast, is simply anyone who was
born in America, irrespective of ancestry.

--
Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly.

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(Anyway, aren't they First Peoples or something now?
Or is that just native Canadians?)

Generalized terms that refer to those who were in North America before the
Europeans arrived include Native American, when referring to the people, and
First Nations, when referring to the tribes.

In practical matters it seems (at least here in Montreal) to be most common
to use the name of a tribe as an adjective to describe a person belonging to
that tribe in the same way that a native of Vienna could be described as
Austrian.

Richard

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(Anyway, aren't they First Peoples or something now?
Or is that just native Canadians?)

Generalized terms that refer to those who were in North America before the
Europeans arrived include Native American, when referring to the people, and
First Nations, when referring to the tribes.

In practical matters it seems (at least here in Montreal) to be most common
to use the name of a tribe as an adjective to describe a person belonging to
that tribe in the same way that a native of Vienna could be described as
Austrian.

Richard

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(Mxsmanic) wrote:

writes:

But as you well know it was a common usage at one time.

So must it remain so for eternity? It is rather glaringly incorrect.

Indeed, but we can't change the past. Donna was merely pointing out that
the usage, even if incorrect, is a possible reason for the name of the
restaurant.

Anyway, aren't they First Peoples or something now? Or is that just
native Canadians?

They are aborigines. Aborigine means "from the beginning," and is the
correct word for someone who is of native ancestry since time
immemorial.

Yes, I know. I was asking a different question - I have heard the
expression First Peoples, or possibly it was First Nations (I can't
remember), which I understand to be a PC reference to aboriginal North
Americans, but I am not sure whether it is used only in Canada (where I
heard it) or in the US too.

A "native American," in contrast, is simply anyone who was
born in America, irrespective of ancestry.

Unless it is obvious from the context that it means that and not an
aboriginal American, I am sure nearly everybody would both intend and take
it to mean an aboriginal American.

In article ,
(Mxsmanic) wrote:

writes:

But as you well know it was a common usage at one time.

So must it remain so for eternity? It is rather glaringly incorrect.

Indeed, but we can't change the past. Donna was merely pointing out that
the usage, even if incorrect, is a possible reason for the name of the
restaurant.

Anyway, aren't they First Peoples or something now? Or is that just
native Canadians?

They are aborigines. Aborigine means "from the beginning," and is the
correct word for someone who is of native ancestry since time
immemorial.

Yes, I know. I was asking a different question - I have heard the
expression First Peoples, or possibly it was First Nations (I can't
remember), which I understand to be a PC reference to aboriginal North
Americans, but I am not sure whether it is used only in Canada (where I
heard it) or in the US too.

A "native American," in contrast, is simply anyone who was
born in America, irrespective of ancestry.

Unless it is obvious from the context that it means that and not an
aboriginal American, I am sure nearly everybody would both intend and take
it to mean an aboriginal American.

Mxsmanic wrote:

jenn writes:


duh -- that is what they call themselves and what they were
traditionally called


They traditionally called themselves by various names, depending on
their tribes.



today in the US 'native Americans' refer to themselves as Indians --
this may change tomorrow

Mxsmanic wrote:

jenn writes:


duh -- that is what they call themselves and what they were
traditionally called


They traditionally called themselves by various names, depending on
their tribes.



today in the US 'native Americans' refer to themselves as Indians --
this may change tomorrow