RE: Ship Naming Convention (was: RE: What, no messages?)

False!

Certain NA Indian tribes started this but it was a minor thing.  The
Europeans USED and ENCOURAGED it as a way of proving kills to pay the
bounty.  This made it a common occurence but it was not started by
Europeans.

David Best
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>Scalping was actually started by Europeans as a means to collect
>"rewards" for the killing of natives. Hollywood switched it all
>around making it out to be a native tradition.
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