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I am a native of Indiana. We are referred to as "Hoosiers", but there appears to be no definitive explanation of the term.
I lean toward the classic story that in frontier days, after the usual Saturday night brawl, there were sometimes body parts lying around and natives of Indiana would tend to ask "Who's Ear?" so that it could be returned to its owner, but do not know if this has ever been documented.
I am new to this site, but see that there is an amazing amount of knowledge here and perhaps someone can help me better understand my heritage?
I found this webpage:
However, I'm pretty certain that this isn't the correct etymology of the word.
When White Man came into the area, the natives (as always) welcomed them with open arms, with a few exceptions. The Hu tribe eventually settled down all the natives, and peace settled in the land. But, as happened often in the early American days, the White Men wanted the property. Well, this created open warfare in the territory. The Hu chieftan, Seven Bulls, arranged a reprieve of 5 seasons (or years) to remove the natives. These five years became known as Hu's Years, and now as Hoosiers.
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