* Carl Fink <carl@finknetwork.com> [2007-05-31 21:58:47 -0400]: > In fact, at the time of the naming (1776), there were no other recognized > "states" in the Americas. Just colonies. I think Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo, Apache, Kiowa, Nez Perce, Sioux, Blackfoot, and a host of other peoples I've failed to mention here would take issue with that statement. Regards, Klein