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Originally Posted by 44Deezel

Are You Ready For Some Controversy? The History Of 'Redskin' : Code Switch : NPR

There are several different theories and accounts about where the term came from. Nowhere is it definitively stated that the new foundland tribe who painted their bodies red is the true origin. Not to mention, that settlers referring to native americans as "redskins", and this tribe referred to as the "red men" are two completely different things.