08-08-2010, 03:56 PM
Quote:Did the indigenous people of North America call themselves Indians or Native Americans before Europeans did? What odd reason had those Europeans to call them with names which weren't theirs in the first place?
Most Native Americans from what I gather is that they called themselves and their neighbors the equivalent of "The People" in their respective languages. Simple but effective! 8) Maybe they added the appropriate tribal name to be more specific. I do not know any of the words for people however in Native American Language.
Maybe that can help in our conversation? Was Celt the general name for people and misconstrued as the name for their nation?
Craig Bellofatto
Going to college for Massage Therapy. So reading alot of Latin Terminology
It is like a finger pointing to the moon. DON\'T concentrate on the finger or you miss all the heavenly glory before you!-Bruce Lee
Train easy; the fight is hard. Train hard; the fight is easy.- Thai Proverb
Going to college for Massage Therapy. So reading alot of Latin Terminology
It is like a finger pointing to the moon. DON\'T concentrate on the finger or you miss all the heavenly glory before you!-Bruce Lee
Train easy; the fight is hard. Train hard; the fight is easy.- Thai Proverb
