Re: Redskin
Posted by Jen on April 01, 2002 In Reply to: Re: Redskin posted by Word
Camel on April 01, 2002
I think it is the political correct answer, did you notice "genocidal
practice". If you look up scalping, you will see several sites trying
to make the argument it was Europe that originated the practice
and the tribes just innocently got caught up into the action. Here
is a good site that dispels that, http://thecowshed.tripod.com/native/cutting.htm
"Finally, the words that are used to describe "scalp" and "scalping"
had no set vocabulary and no universal translation in European languages,
but Indians of different backgrounds and languages had nouns and
verbs to refer to the specific use of the terminology."
I can't help but think red=blood and because it is a negative English
word for American Indians, I think it might have something to do
with Indians taking scalps, because it would be a bloody mess, leaving
them with redskinds.
- Re: Redskin R. Berg 04/02/02
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