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arrow-up1222imageNorth America before illegal immigration☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square20 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareMercival@lemm.eehexbear8·1 year agoSioux is a name given by the colonizers. It's not just the borders. linkfedilink
minus-squareDessalines@lemmy.mlhexbear4·1 year agoiirc its a word for enemy, IE the colonists encountered a rival tribe, and never cared to correct their mistake. linkfedilink
minus-squareMercival@lemm.eehexbear2·1 year agoThe Wikipedia says it comes from a French misspelling of an indigenous word that could be used to describe the people. So it might be a little less offensive than that, but still not great. linkfedilink
Sioux is a name given by the colonizers. It's not just the borders.
iirc its a word for enemy, IE the colonists encountered a rival tribe, and never cared to correct their mistake.
The Wikipedia says it comes from a French misspelling of an indigenous word that could be used to describe the people. So it might be a little less offensive than that, but still not great.