Danny Sauer wrote in "Re: [OT] CNNN Was: CNN street questionary: who to
invade next :)":

> William wrote:
>> So...  Are those that call the "Indians" and "Eskimos" Native Americans
>> equally wrong?
> 
> Is that a Virginia thing or a Nevada thing?  I've never heard anyone
> refer to Eskimos as "Native Americans", and I'm pretty sure that the
> natives of the USA are the only group I've heard it applied to.  Or
> are the Incas and Aztecs "Native Americans", too?

I didn't mean to add any more here, but I couldn't resist... :)

The answer seems to be a clear "depends"...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_%28disambiguation%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_name_controversy

Often the discussion pages are quite interesting.

Gerhard

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