Cairn - Gaelic for heap of stones.
Is a more contemptuous designation even possible? It kind of suggests heap of stone built by a Scott or Irishman.
Are Native Americans supposed to use that term?
Update: I realize that a lot of people use "cairn" to mean a well built stack of rocks; and the term is not being used out of contempt. Nevertheless I think we should move away from it. The Gaelic connotation is just a bad fit for something built by non-Gaels. Especially when we are trying to refute their Gaelic origin.
