Halito, I agree. With respect and sincerity, some people say Indian. There is no malice in them. Every culture seems to need to describe themselves. I use Choctaw all the time. Judith -----Original Message----- From: Choctaw <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Is there an "exact" answer >Halito!! >I'm enjoying reading all the responses to this. Personally, I answer with >Choctaw, which then usually gets a response of "what's that".....I'm in NE >Arkansas, and I think I"m the only Choctaw here. Sometimes I then say >Choctaw Tribe of Oklahoma...or just plain old Choctaw Indian. I often refer >to myself as Indian, I don't think it's a "dirty word" although it's not >"exactly" what/who we are. I prefer American Indian over Native American, >although I don't take offense to Native American because most people just >don't know the difference and mean no disrespect by it. >Everyone keep responding, I enjoy this list more than any other I'm on. >Geneology is interesting and helpful, but this list can really teach us alot >and each post can be something for all of us. >Shelley (Hishi Ohoyo) > > >==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >To Unsubscribe: >Send msg. to [email protected] >Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes >Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... >