I really enjoy waking to learning more about nature and its effect of us humans and "how things came to be named." I like that you include how many of our expressions are rooted in indigenous and/or early settler language. I especially like that you try to name the specific tribe as it reminds me of the the reality of "500 Nations" (Ken Burns documentary).
However, I wonder if this explanation could be edited with more awareness about the give/take relationship. In my opinion, the line that when Indians "would decide to have one more go at the settlers" is off the mark as "one more go" makes it sound like the only aggressors were local indigenous people and that it was almost sport for them. Instead, perhaps the FA editors could rephrase as it is important to acknowledge that Indian military strategy came down to survival, not sport. Thank you for considering this suggestion.
I really enjoy waking to learning more about nature and its effect of us humans and "how things came to be named." I like that you include how many of our expressions are rooted in indigenous and/or early settler language. I especially like that you try to name the specific tribe as it reminds me of the the reality of "500 Nations" (Ken Burns documentary).
However, I wonder if this explanation could be edited with more awareness about the give/take relationship. In my opinion, the line that when Indians "would decide to have one more go at the settlers" is off the mark as "one more go" makes it sound like the only aggressors were local indigenous people and that it was almost sport for them. Instead, perhaps the FA editors could rephrase as it is important to acknowledge that Indian military strategy came down to survival, not sport. Thank you for considering this suggestion.