- From: Steve H Rose <habib@world.std.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Apr 1995 18:32:41 +0059 (EDT)
- To: Multiple recipients of list <www-talk@www10.w3.org>
Hello there. I just found out that there is a server called the "Apache." I've got to wonder whether the people who are developing this server have contacted the Apache nation to find out whether it is ok to use their name. It is, unfortunately, common practice to use names of American Indian nations as if they were mytical or historical -- like "The Trojans." However, there are real people involved here -- who have a culture and the right to be treated with dignity. Indigenous peoples, in particular, have had so much stolen from them -- their land, their culture, even some of their spiritual traditions -- that it seems particularly important to be sensitive about using their name as well. It is possible that the Apache nation would be proud to have a server named after them, but it would seem proper to ask -- if this hasn't been done already. Yours, Steve Habib Rose
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