like we ever talk about quebec let alone canada down here
I dunno, your president guy has been talking about annexing Canada a lot this term. And the reduced travel from Canada has been one of the topics in this werido “trade war” we seem to be in. So at least on a federal level it seems like y’all are talking about Canada.
That said, I think this meme is in reference to Trump’s trade offer that would have allegedly weakened Canadian French somehow, which Trump refutes.
P.S. Lake America? Really? Might as well rename Lake Erie to Lake Creepy while he’s at it.
You can blame Captain George Vancouver for that. Same for Mt. Baker and a whole bunch of stuff up the Pacific coast of British Columbia. It seems like if you ever even served George a sandwich you’d get a mountain or lake name after you by him.
Too much drama to invade/annex and I’m of a Canadian tribe. And no he won’t rename the lakes, well maybe Superior as the Erie and Huron are native names and Michigan is a gimme.
I know the origin name of Ontario and we don’t speak Huron we speak a version of Iroquois. If your gonna talk smack you best come correct.
Buddy, I never claimed to know your people nor was I claiming to speak for you. Try not to be too delicate.
The line claiming the word is Huron is a direct quote from the National Museum of Great Lakes page that I hyperlinked. You got a problem with it then write them a letter.
I also posted a link to a Government of Canada page that says it came from an Iroquois word if that helps. I didn’t specifically quote that though because I didn’t want to confuse people. Ontarí’io “looks” more like Ontario than kanadario so I went with that for simplicity. History is messy and I didn’t want to spend too much time trying to find which claim was more correct. Both the Huron and Iroquois words seem to exist and they are probably related, but I am not Huron, Iroquois, a linguist, or a historian. I just tried to do right and share both for anyone who’s curious. Anyone who isn’t curious would hopefully at least come away with “Ontario comes from an indigenous word”, and that’s a win in my book.
Try not to let my P.P.S. fun fact get you so worked up. I’m sharing here, not trying to “talk smack”. Being a butt-hurt reactionary does not win us any non-indigenous friends. Phrases like “I know my people better than you” come off as needlessly aggressive and I personally try not to do stuff like that (except for that one time my neighbourhood got a cree/nehiyawewin name and I got into fights with people who thought it was too hard to pronounce). If you have better info then I think the best path is to share so people can learn.
You said “like we ever talk about quebec” and now you’re moving the goalpost to “every day”? Those are two different thing.
Regardless, you’re full of anger for some reason and looking for a fight dismissing and insulting everyone you’re talking to. I’m here for conversation, not abuse. I’ll leave you to it.
For the manner in which you speak of being from a Canadian tribe while baring a remarkable ratio-losing comment history, I can’t help but feel that this latest comment of yours carries some Dean Browning pedo party vibes.
I dunno, your president guy has been talking about annexing Canada a lot this term. And the reduced travel from Canada has been one of the topics in this werido “trade war” we seem to be in. So at least on a federal level it seems like y’all are talking about Canada.
That said, I think this meme is in reference to Trump’s trade offer that would have allegedly weakened Canadian French somehow, which Trump refutes.
P.S. Lake America? Really? Might as well rename Lake Erie to Lake Creepy while he’s at it.
P.P.S. The name “Ontario” is derived from the Huron word “Ontarí’io,” which means “great lake” or “beautiful water.”, so the province is named because of the lake(s) and not vice-versa. Here’s more on that if anyone is interested.
I wish we kept our indigenous names. Tacoma or Tahoma means “Snow Covered Mountain.” Waaaaay better than Mt. Rainier.
You can blame Captain George Vancouver for that. Same for Mt. Baker and a whole bunch of stuff up the Pacific coast of British Columbia. It seems like if you ever even served George a sandwich you’d get a mountain or lake name after you by him.
But why did we listen? We didn’t have to.
There is no Toyota Mt. Ranier.
Lake Inferior has a nice ring.
Too much drama to invade/annex and I’m of a Canadian tribe. And no he won’t rename the lakes, well maybe Superior as the Erie and Huron are native names and Michigan is a gimme.
I know the origin name of Ontario and we don’t speak Huron we speak a version of Iroquois. If your gonna talk smack you best come correct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyandot_language
I know my people better than you. Never speak for us, we can handle it.
Buddy, I never claimed to know your people nor was I claiming to speak for you. Try not to be too delicate.
The line claiming the word is Huron is a direct quote from the National Museum of Great Lakes page that I hyperlinked. You got a problem with it then write them a letter.
I also posted a link to a Government of Canada page that says it came from an Iroquois word if that helps. I didn’t specifically quote that though because I didn’t want to confuse people. Ontarí’io “looks” more like Ontario than kanadario so I went with that for simplicity. History is messy and I didn’t want to spend too much time trying to find which claim was more correct. Both the Huron and Iroquois words seem to exist and they are probably related, but I am not Huron, Iroquois, a linguist, or a historian. I just tried to do right and share both for anyone who’s curious. Anyone who isn’t curious would hopefully at least come away with “Ontario comes from an indigenous word”, and that’s a win in my book.
Try not to let my P.P.S. fun fact get you so worked up. I’m sharing here, not trying to “talk smack”. Being a butt-hurt reactionary does not win us any non-indigenous friends. Phrases like “I know my people better than you” come off as needlessly aggressive and I personally try not to do stuff like that (except for that one time my neighbourhood got a cree/nehiyawewin name and I got into fights with people who thought it was too hard to pronounce). If you have better info then I think the best path is to share so people can learn.
Wait, you said you never think of Quebec, but the Wendat are there. I visited the Wendake when I was in Quebec City. Do you not think of them?
No, do Italians in Montreal think about Italy every day? Come on.
You said “like we ever talk about quebec” and now you’re moving the goalpost to “every day”? Those are two different thing.
Regardless, you’re full of anger for some reason and looking for a fight dismissing and insulting everyone you’re talking to. I’m here for conversation, not abuse. I’ll leave you to it.
huh?
I don’t wrap myself up in me being Native or the other nationalities I am. You seem to be stuck on it and projecting. Hows that working out for you?
For the manner in which you speak of being from a Canadian tribe while baring a remarkable ratio-losing comment history, I can’t help but feel that this latest comment of yours carries some Dean Browning pedo party vibes.
Ad Hominem, when you can’t articulate a decent argument you go off script that makes no sense.
It makes a lot of sense actually. Kind of explains everything.