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| Because First Nations are sometimes referred to
as "the Red Race," this picture leaves nothing to doubt by making a clear
inference that "Indians" are "Red Raiders." A raider by definition is "One who enters into another's territory for the purpose of seizing goods or valuables." A few other words associated with raider are: "thief," "vandal," "attacker," "combatant," "pillager," "terrorist," and "robber." In addition to supporting the analogy between warfare and sports, the use of an "Indian" icon implies that First Nations are or were particularly war-like and perpetuates Eurocentric myths about "who was raiding whom." |
