jaxon's rant, part 11+ (Chautauquan)

[ted samsel]

jaxon41 wrote:

Re: Chautauquan

 Well, I'm supposed to be an
> injun expert, and I never heard the name before, nor do I have the faintest
> idea what it means.  Anybody?

Hmm. I'd reckon it refers to "chautauqua", a sort of American cultural
event that started in the 1800's wherein "culture" was brought to the
rusticated population. Named for a place in upstate NY where these
things
started.

See: http://www.ciweb.org/
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