Funny bit of trivia! I have relatives in a suburb called Kanata outside of Ottawa.
Heather -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 3:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: North Americans (was bashing) NJC I previously replied to Debra's rhetorical question: > > What's the full name of Canada? > > > Good question Debra, and I hope that our Canadian brothers and sisters will > answer that. > > What I really wanted to konw was where the name "Canada" came from, but with a little search I learned it's from the word "Kanata", an Iroquois word meaning town or cluster of dwellings. Sorry for the trivia during these political discussions :~) Jimmy
