"Native American" and variations thereof (2)
Douglas G. Wilson
douglas at NB.NET
Thu Jan 11 14:53:43 UTC 2001
>Just for the record, AHD4 has usage notes on the words native, Native
>American, American Indian, Amerindian, First Nation, Indian,
>Eskimo. ....
In AHD4, it is asserted --
http://www.bartleby.com/61/24/E0212400.html
-- that "eskimo" remains the only inclusive term for "eskimo". The Yupik
(non-Inuit Eskimos) are heavily 'outvoted' by the Inuit worldwide, I think.
-- Doug Wilson
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