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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 4:03 pm
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...and "Cherokee" and "Tsalaki" are two attempts to render the name of that tribe into English..

Who is to say which is more correct?

Peking and Beijing are likely the same type of thing....I'm not sure there was any colonial arrogance or laziness involved!
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