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To: C19fan

Isn’t that an INDIAN, er NATIVE AMERICAN word? ........................


3 posted on 07/13/2020 1:15:19 PM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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To: Red Badger

It’s actually a tribe:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patawomeck


26 posted on 07/13/2020 1:26:20 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Red Badger

Greek. Potomas, river. Think “Hippopotamus”, “river-horse”...


32 posted on 07/13/2020 1:32:04 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: Red Badger
Wiki --> "Patawomeck is a Native American tribe based in Stafford County, Virginia, along the Potomac River (Patawomeck is another spelling of Potomac). It is one of Virginia's eleven recognized Native American tribes. It is not federally recognized. It achieved state recognition in February 2010. In the 17th century, at the time of early English colonization, the Patawomeck tribe was a "fringe" component of the Powhatan Confederacy. At times it was allied with others in the confederacy, and at others, the Patawomeck allied with the English colonists.

Today the tribe has about 2,300 members. Eighty percent live within ten miles (16 km) of their historic village of Patawomeck. They are trying to revive their historic Algonquian language.


Yep...trade the generic "Redskins" for a specific Tribe name. You have to wonder if they consulted with the Patawomeck tribe on this and got their approval.
50 posted on 07/13/2020 1:46:48 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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