I guess I have to ask, how do "Those People" collectively refer to themselves in an non-European centric way?The Cherokee, at least, refer to themselves as "tsa-la-gi" (which transliterates to, surprise surprise, Cherokee) and that translates to "The People." One of the southwestern nations, though I disremember whether it's the Navajo or the Hopi, do the same sort of thing. For that matter, "volk" and "folk" have the same translation.

It seems to be a universal aberration...

I've never strolled before. I sashayed once, but that was in front of the draft board.

Not even that one time at band camp?

I always thought the focus, particularly full classes specific to the local state history, a bit odd and shortsighted in our mobile society. But I moved around a lot growing up.