Letter: ‘Meeker Incident’ waters down history

Sometimes the words “politically correct” can mislead people. To be “politically correct” about calling the Meeker Massacre the Meeker Incident is a very good example. There have been suggestions in the paper that the people of Meeker should change the name. The writers with these suggestions quoted “someone” by saying, “When the Indians killed the white men it was called a massacre, but when white men killed Indians it was called a victory.” This statement…