Banjoest, thanks for explaining it so well. I prefer using tribal names when I know them. We have spent many years, in Wyoming and elsewhere, with Shoshone, Arapahoe, and Lakota friends at sun dances, powwows, and the like. Somehow, this never really was discussed, I think because we all knew what tribes they were part of.

I love learning more, such as your posting of the real name for the Anasazi. Also, may I ask the meaning of the words you signed off with? And, once more question, if you don't mind? How do you feel about the use of Mitakuye Oyasin - We Are all related? Has it been usurped too much by the so-called new age crowd or is it a legitmate thing from your viewpoint?

Thanks, very much,

kat