- Location
- Visiting BWBs.
It is my understanding- and please note as I said above I am not qualified to speak on this in any way that matters, only for my own understanding- that it's not so much an active issue as it is one of those 'hey that's kinda messed up we should probably do better at some point' issues at the moment- it certainly lacks the punching power of the Washington Commanders' former name, say. No one will fault you for using it- I certainly don't- it's just one of those things where it feels like it's worth pointing out that, hey, this is actually a thing.I'll check up on that. I'd note that it was used by a local Native member of the Museum of Anthropology in August 2024, so I made the assumption that it was safe to use the term.
'Sagalie/sahalie', incidentally, means 'high'/'high above', and 'tyee' is loosely translated as 'chief' but could probably be more accurately translated colloquially as 'big man' or 'head honcho'- so 'sahalie tyee' simply means 'the chief up above' which is, honestly, a pretty delightful way to translate the cultural concept of God.
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Siwash Rock, Vancouver. There is currently a debate on changing the name of the feature to Slhx̱í7lsh (not a typo), which means Standing Man in Squamish, as the name Siwash - a Chinook word derived from the French sauvage is considered inappropriate. The debate is currently ongoing. As the name is currently Siwash Rock, that is the name I'll be using. No disrespect is intended.
Even if that often offends a rather larger or louder group of people who have nothing to do with them, but have a microphone and an opinion.My rule of thumb is to call people, places, and things by the name that the relevant people wish them to be called.
Even if that often offends a rather larger or louder group of people who have nothing to do with them, but have a microphone and an opinion.
Thus if your novel does not have a Second World War, there is no 'Dunkirk Spirit' but still the Angel of Mons would be in place as the Great War of our world still happened.I