LCSH Week 14: Miss Piggy and Indigenous Peoples

Library of Congress Subject Headings Weekly List 14 (April 8, 2009)

The Library of Congress, thanks to Muppet Wiki, welcomes MISS PIGGY, also BEARS AS PETS (not referring to Fozzie Bear, thank you very much), and what seem to be inconsistent headings for people who lived in countries before Europeans found them.

150 Aboriginal Australians [May Subd Geog] [sp 85009602]
* 550 BT Indigenous peoples—Australia
* 550 RT Torres Strait Islanders CANCEL
This seems appropriate/inoffensive, yeah?

150 Bears as pets [sp2009002908]
550 BT Pets
Warrant check! The city bear's adventures

150 Hawaiians [May Subd Geog] [sp 85059379]
* 450 UF Indigenous peoples—United States
I'm not sure whether this one earns the Library of Congress a "mahalo!" or not. By adding that UF cross-reference, are they saying that [native] Hawaiians are not indigenous, or recognizing that they are? And why not INDIGENOUS PEOPLES...HAWAII?

150 Indians of North America [May Subd Geog] [sp 85065184]
* 053 E75‑E99
* 053 E77‑E99 CANCEL
* 450 UF Indigenous peoples—United States
Or are they saying that while Australia has INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, the U.S. has INDIANS?

But that Canada has both
150 Indians of North America—Canada [sp 85065444]
* 550 BT Indigenous peoples—Canada

150 Indigenous peoples—Canada [sp2009002946]

(C) 150 Miss Piggy (Fictitious character) [Not Subd Geog] [sp2009001623]
450 UF Piggy, Miss (Fictitious character)
I'm sure Miss Piggy wants to know what the hell took them so long, as do I. One of the warrants listed is Muppet Wiki!!!

(C) 150 Resource curse [May Subd Geog] [sp2009001624]
680 Here are entered works on the paradox that countries or regions with abundant natural resources often tend to have less economic growth and poorer development performance than those with fewer natural resources.
450 UF Curse, Resource
450 UF Natural resources curse
450 UF Paradox of plenty
550 RT Economic development
550 RT Natural resources
More weird language knowledge acquired on LCSH Watch.