local reactions to language family terms

[Koontz John E]

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007, Tom Leonard wrote:
> I have read the comments on this topic with interest. I agree with Mark 
> Swetland's observation that we should not take one person's comments as being 
> representative of the Tribe. In my experience, I have heard some opposition 
> to the term "Omaha-Ponca", but not much. Frankly, the term is not used in the 
> community. Similarly, I would tend to doubt "O-P" is used in Macy, either.

Good observation.  It's essentially a learned term, fulfilling learned 
needs.