An Eskimo Boy And Injustice In Old New York

[Ken Hanly]

Exactly. Interestingly enough the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
notes that the term may be derived from a group, the Montagnaise I
believe, who speak an Algonkian language. It means "she who laces
snowshoes".
Maybe they used the inclusive "she":)

    What is the traditional story ? Did the Cree get the term from
other tribes? I can't find anything in the etymology relating the term
specifically to the Cree.

     Cheers, Ken Hanly

kelley wrote:


> brad  ponders
>
> >Hmmm.... "Les Anglais" is not a term in the English language. "The
> >French" is not a term in the French language.
> >
> >So what's wrong with calling people "the snowshoe guys"?
>
> ask your daughter
>
> kelley