Native Names Response To Indigenous People

Native Names Response
Every person has a finger print unlike any other. Because of this, a finger print is used to distinguish one person from another. A finger print is a qualitative way to identify a person; however, it does not express the uniqueness of a person’s personality. All people, throughout their life, form an understanding of themselves. All this identity one develops for themselves is grouped under the name of the person. Just like every person has a discrete proper name, indigenous people also prefer to be called by their proper name. For example, one cannot refer to all indigenous people as Indians or redskins. Every indigenous person associates themselves with a different group that call themselves by an independent name. Thus, just like how each person respects the other by calling them by their name, indigenous people also have distinct names that are significant to
Mesrop means name of a saint. Mesrop Mashtots was born on Feburary 17, 440 AD. He invented the Armenian alphabet in 405 AD. Mesrop was born into a religious and noble family. He grew up dedicating his life to God. One day, Mesrop explained that he saw a divine vision which prompted him to write down the Armenian alphabet. After creating the Armenian alphabet, he set up schools around the country to teach the written language. The creation of the alphabet led to the development of a stronger Armenian identity and it also enriched Armenian culture. In addition, Mesrop translated the bible to Armenian. He also dedicated his life to God by living as a monk. He was declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Armenian Orthodox Church. Thus, according to my family, we can trace our heritage back to saint Mesrop. On my mother’s side, their last name is spelled exactly like the saint, Mesrop. On my father’s side, their last name is spelt differently, Misrop. The last name Misrop is a variation to the name,