On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Eugene Hunn wrote:
>
> The Yakama Tribal Council officially changed the name of the "Nation" to
> "Yakama" from "Yakima," I believe, in 1995, to conform to the spelling in
> the treaty documents. However, the river, county, and city retain the

I was clued into the Yaka/Yaki difference a year or two ago, and the
Okanogan/Okanagan difference a few months back. Now I'm informed that
"Indian" is a sensitive term and that I should write Yakama Tribe. OK,
I'm willing to call anyone what they want to be called, though (to me)
"Tribe" sounds a little, well.., primitive. Gene or anyone else, do you
know the current preferred (by the individuals in question) term for those
persons who can trace a substantial part of their ancestry back to persons
who were on this continent about 11,000 years ago?

And then, is there a new, preferred term for "Indian Reservation"?
"Tribal Land"?

Help, I need an answer soon, before I send a couple books to the printers.

Kelly Cassidy -- Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Box 357980, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195
kelly at u.washington.edu --- 206-685-4195 --- 206-368-8076