'Geronimo' use in bin Laden mission prompts group to offer counselingBy Kim Kozlowski"Geronimo's name shouldn't be used in a context like that," said Nickole Fox, director of health education at American Indian Health & Family Services, which is offering the service. "He's a hero among a lot of Native people. It's disrespectful to use his name like that."
Now, American Indian Health & Family Services in Detroit is calling on anyone who needs to talk about the continued use of Native heroes in a negative context to come in.For more on the subject, see
Obama: Bin Laden Was "Geronimo," Advocates Criticize Codename at Hearing, and
Apaches Demand Apology for Codename.
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Interesting. What's worse, this or Chief Wahoo? I wonder if this agency announces such counseling for other stereotype issues and usages.
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