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10th March 09, 08:15 AM
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I get a kick out of the term "Native American." I mean, if you were born between 35* W and 170* W, regardless of when, then you're native to the Americas right?
To me the label "First Nations" makes more sense. Doesn't make it sound so much like there was one vast group of people who all identified with one another before the Europeans arrived. Heck, the fought like the dickens some times. Calling them one people would probably have ticked them off just as much as if you called a Scotsman an Englishman during.....well.....pretty much any time. 
On the suggestion that Colombus was a Scot...I say let's roll with it. Pretty soon it'll be in the history books! Truth by legend!
(tongue firmly in cheek)
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