Date:  Tue, 1 Nov 1994 08:51:44 -0800

From:  David Harnick-Shapiro <david[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]BUCKAROO.ICS.UCI.EDU>

Subject: Re: Preferred Terms



On Mon, 31 Oct 1994 14:21, Michael Linn writes:



>           In Northern Minnesota, indigenous people

> want to be called *American Indian*, not *Native American* and

> ...

> What are the preferred terms in other parts of the country?



In reading a Canadian publication from about four years ago, I

recently came across "First Peoples". Maybe someone nearer the

border (than Southern California :-) can provide more info --

like, who uses it, and for whom?



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      David Harnick-Shapiro   david[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ics.uci.edu

Information and Computer Science

University of California, Irvine