Is the term "Indian" offensive? The joy of Ethynonyms
“Autochthonous” – get used to it or prepare to be denounced
By Frontier Centre for Public Policy Gerry Bowler—— Bio and Archives--May 20, 2024
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Frontier Centre For Public Policy
A man did a bad thing the other day. He called some people “Indians”. Upon learning of this, the editorial board of a local newspaper clutched its pearls and fell into a profound swoon. After being revived, they staggered to their desks and fired off an opinion piece denouncing the fellow and calling for him to be punished. Though this rogue (himself of Cree and Anishinabe descent) had already been castigated by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and his fellow trustees on the Mountain View School Board in Dauphin, Manitoba, and though an NDP cabinet minister had called for a governance review, the hyperventilating editorialists called for “serious consequences”.
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