--- Jan Coffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Damon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip>
> > The idea of a heroic Indian fighter is out of > fashion these days, for good reason. > > ? Not my my circles it isn't out of fasion at all. > In fact the latest tribal > newspaper has several stories on wariors who are > serving in the middle east. > What would the "good reason" be? I'm answering this b/c I think I know what Damon meant: "Indian fighter" = "fighter of/against Indians" whereas you, I think, are referring to Native American soldiers/warriors. The term "Indian fighter" was much used in old pulp Westerns (and I think old movie Westerns too) to refer to a 'tough white man who fought maraudering Indians on the frontier' -- you don't hear the term much nowadays, especially given the more "civilized" way we modern folk view the government policies of the "Indian wars." Debbi __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
