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  • It is an interesting etymological speculation that the word Washiu bears a close resemblance to the word wasichu, which was the pejorative name the Plains Indians gave to white men.

    LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010

  • It is an interesting etymological speculation that the word Washiu bears a close resemblance to the word wasichu, which was the pejorative name the Plains Indians gave to white men.

    LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010

  • "Black Hills" is a novel that encompasses so many aspects that a simple classification would not do it justice, though I would say that in its essence it is a love paean to the American West in a panoramic view from some 15 thousand years ago to an imagined future of some hundred years from now and with a focus on the crucial 1876-1936 period; this period started with the defeat of General Custer which led to massive troop reinforcements and the almost immediate and total defeat of the Sioux and ended with what some saw as the final stamp of domination by the "wasichu" aka the "fat takers", the Mount Rushmore carvings in one of the most sacred of all Native American places.

    "Black Hills" by Dan Simmons (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu) Liviu 2010

  • As an aside for the curious, the word most often used by Lakota to refer to white people is “wasichu”, which means literally “takes the fat”.

    Brits to teach controversy (or are they?) - The Panda's Thumb 2006

  • They were one of the few settlers able to maintain a homestead in that area, as they were the only wasichu who could get along with the Lakota Sioux living there.

    Omnibus Lackey, Mercedes 1993

  • They were one of the few settlers able to maintain a homestead in that area, as they were the only wasichu who could get along with the Lakota Sioux living there.

    The Otherworld Lackey, Mercedes 1992

  • May the bones of Geronimo be allowed to finally rest in peace far from the wasichu who greedily stole from his spiritual essence.

    Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com 2009

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