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in reply to a message by Ohad Yigal
Sherman is his surname. He wasn't named it after Tecumseh.
He was anti-government corruption on Indian Reservations, but considering his major role in and tactics during the Indian Wars, he still seems an odd choice of a public figure for Native Americans to honor (if they are actually using it in connection to him).
He was anti-government corruption on Indian Reservations, but considering his major role in and tactics during the Indian Wars, he still seems an odd choice of a public figure for Native Americans to honor (if they are actually using it in connection to him).
This message was edited 4/10/2024, 7:22 AM
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yeah I don't think it's related to WTS. Just a little anecdote.
Eh, idk. It's use in the US generally is definitely related to him. It was used sporadically before the Civil War as a surname-as-firstname, but his fame is what made it common. Maybe a few dozen Native Americans liked that he was anti-corruption, and now people are named after their grandfather Sherman.
This message was edited 4/10/2024, 8:27 AM
Tangential, but I wanna mention that my former boss had a miniature Dachshund named Sherman ... the name was meant to refer to the M4 Sherman tank. My impression is that tanks are a more immediate association with the name, in most of the US. Of course the tank name refers to the general, but I think that's not always, and maybe not usually, in consciousness.