First Nations (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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I first saw it in reference to "For Better or For Worse", a comic strip
set in Canada (and drawn/written by a Canadian), but have seen the term
used in the United States as well.

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> At 10/20/2008 05:12 PM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC wrote:
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> >"Native American"??? Wilson, that's so ten minutes ago.  I
> believe the
> >term for which you are looking is "First Nations".
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> To be serious, and ignore the mutability, isn't "First
> Nations" the term in Canada, but not likely in the U.S.?
>
> Joel
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