Deseret Evening News | 1901-04-24 | Page 4 | A New Name for Indians

A it N E W XAm NAMI FOIL FOU INDIANS A Washington correspondent of or nn an exchange explains that among Imong scientists the American Indians are beginning to tobo tobo tobe bo be known ns us The name Is III Isn isa a n compound of ot American Indian con contracted contracted Into the form torm just quoted The correspondent says It was hatched In iii the tho bosom of ot a n body of ethnologists In Washington to whom it was suggested by b n a well known lexicographer It has hall ha thriven under many disadvantages b being a n thorn In ill tho the flesh of at like Prof PIO Putnam of ot Harvard but It Is la now no appearing In scientific journals and will wIlt willIM willbe be IM In the coming edition or of the Hie new II I V In III International dictionary as oa well as ns In any IllY future edition of ot Websters Is lii sufficiently brief and euphonious for tor all practical purposes not only In English but In the prevail prevailIng lag Ing languages of Europe and anti it may many be pluralized In these th se languages In accordance with their respective rules without losing its 18 distinctive character Is proposed as aa a II designation tion lion for tor all nil the aboriginal tribes of ot the American continent and adjacent lel Islands antis ands Including the Eskimo F It has thriven scientifically says Prof McGee cGee and as aa soon ns as a people understand It and become lecome accustomed to our new ash fash fashioned lonell name nome for tor American Indians it will replace the old one entirely may recommend Itself to ethnologists but the name Mme la is not as as I a n name which besides has hall a II historical hl basis and a distinct meaning m