Pri: Beaver (ekse Re: skookum)

[Alan H. Hartley]

Liland Brajant Ros' wrote:
>
> In the various postings touching on the provenance and meaning of "squaw",
> I've yet to see mention of the problems with "Beaver". What do the Beaver
> (Indians) prefer to call themselves (in English)? A recent TV special on
> "whatever happened to freedom of speech" pointed out that Beaver College is
> seriously considering changing its name, not so much because of its
> connotations to live human beings as because it triggers a lot of the newer,
> more "sensitive" browser filters, so that high school students with
> protectively inclined parents, say, are unable to access the college's
> website.
>
> lilEnd
>
> PS I am sending this to you because your posting on the Beaver triggered it
> and I am at a terminal where I can't post to the list. Feel free to forward
> it if you wish.

It appears to be "Beaver First Nation".

Alan