Dear all,
this email was sent to our list server tonight.
I will not release the email, because this will initiate a discussion on the name of our organization - as we had it many times in the past – and the AIW mail server cannot function as a discussion platform. I don’t know why she reduces us to our list server, when she is calling for a name change of our association.
For all who were not attending in 2016: last time we had this discussion on changing our name at the AIW Business Meeting 2016 in Odense/Denmark. At this Business Meeting Native American, American Indian, Indigenous, and First Nation people were present and there was a democratic vote for keeping our name. Our Native American colleagues suggested to keep the name American Indian Workshop, because it is a traditional term used since 1980 and our workshop should stay specialized on Native American, American Indian, First Nation and Inuit people. The term “indigenous” was seen as too inclusive.
I will inform Laura Phillips that I cannot release her email on the mail server, because the mail server cannot function as a discussion platform. Moreover, she is asking to change the name of our organization and this decision can only be made by the AIW Business Meeting. The proper procedure would be to come to our AIW Business Meeting in Budapest this year and suggest the name change, presenting arguments why we should do so.
If you have any further remarks to that, let me know. If one of you feels like to answer this email, please do so, but let us know what you write to her.
Best, Renate
Von: members mailman-bounces@list.american-indian-workshop.org Im Auftrag von laura phillips Gesendet: Mittwoch, 25. Januar 2023 03:03 An: members-owner@list.american-indian-workshop.org Betreff: List Servs name
Hi, I feel embarrassed sharing this list Servs with my First Nations & Indigenous friends because of the name being so horrendously old fashioned. Can you rename the list Servs to Indigenous Turtle Island workshop ? Something like that? This would be far more respectful. If you need some references that help with this, written by Indigenous scholars, please let me know.
Thanks Laura
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