I did not know this before. Thank you!
Comment on it's true
fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 weeks agoThe Iroquois are the Haudenosaunee. The latter is the modern, more culturally appropriate term. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois
Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
bryophile@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Don’t culturally appropriate please
fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Having worked directly with these communities, this is what I was taught, but I am happy to be corrected.
lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
I’m guessing this won’t last for long, given some people already call the language family “Ogwehoweh” instead of “Iroquoian”. Example here.
bryophile@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I agree with you, it was just a word joke
fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
aaaaa lmfao sorry autistic
DrWorm@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
It’s a joke based on the different definitions/pronunciations of the word
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appropriate
Stamau123@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
How am I going to phrase requests then?
sudo make me a sandwichstyle?