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Post by sonofacavalryman on Sept 21, 2006 19:20:02 GMT -6
I recently read in a book titled "Before the Dawn" that American Indians preferred dogs brought from Europe. These European dogs are, of course, derived from the European Wolf. The adoption of the, if you will, "Whiteman's dog" doomed the Indian dogs derived from the North American Wolf. Their DNA lineages are all now extinct.
The book does not offer a reason for this. I speculate the European dogs were more domesticated than their American cousins and this made them more desireable to the indians.
Just an interesting tidbit.
Son of A Cavalryman
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Post by Hostler on Sept 22, 2006 14:29:43 GMT -6
Maybe the Indian dogs just tasted better........
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Post by sonofacavalryman on Sept 23, 2006 18:49:50 GMT -6
Hmmm, the first American hotdogs!
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Post by Hostler on Sept 23, 2006 22:24:26 GMT -6
Good one! Seriously, I read somewhere that the word Cheyenne was a derivative of a French word "chihyenne" or something to that effect which translated meant dog-eaters. I could be wrong.
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Post by harpskiddie on Sept 24, 2006 0:04:38 GMT -6
hostler:
The French for dog is "chien" which may lend some credence to your remembrance of having read something along those lines.
My understanding, and don't ask me to say where it comes from, because I can't remember [old, don't you know] is that it is a bastardization of Shi-ya-ella [phonetic], which is some other Indian term meaning "Cut Finger People." It might be Shoshone or Blackfoot, or even Lakota for all I know, assuming that I have the word right
Gordie
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Post by crzhrs on Sept 24, 2006 13:57:35 GMT -6
Pass the mustard . . .
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Post by sonofacavalryman on Sept 25, 2006 8:54:09 GMT -6
Very interesting indeed. I seem to recall the Cut Finger People phrase. Yes, pass the mustard and onions and chili and relish...
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Post by harpskiddie on Sept 25, 2006 15:05:04 GMT -6
Verrrrrrrrry funny, youse guys. I have actually eaten dog [or puh-pi], and it is quite tasty. Reminds one of rattlesnake or alligator, don't you know ?
Gordie
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Post by markland on Sept 25, 2006 15:26:03 GMT -6
Very interesting indeed. I seem to recall the Cut Finger People phrase. Yes, pass the mustard and onions and chili and relish... Sheesh, is that what they do to double-dippers? Savages! Billy |
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Post by Hostler on Sept 29, 2006 20:12:54 GMT -6
Hmmm. I wonder if Winktes kept parakeets?  ? |
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