Absolutely not. First nation, not first people is what I meant to say of the northern Canadian Indians and that is something they call themselves, and always have, long before the white man came across the ocean to destroy their culture.
Aboriginals, people whose ancestors were indigenous to the Australian continent before British colonization, is more a scientific term than a label, in my opinion. It was not coined to be "politically correct".
Why is it so hard to understand my point? Perhaps I'm just not communicating it well, I'm sorry.
All Aboriginals in Canada refer to themselves as First Nations people, not just the ones from northern Canada. The term "Indian" is dying out due to its mistake as a label. Although, by definition of the government which was made up of only white European immigrants, legal First Nations "status" is not given to all Aboriginals in Canada. To achieve "status" as a First Nations person, certain requirements must be met and genetic history proven. Those requirements have changed over time, as they were originally severely oppressive.
Also, it's not difficult to understand your point. I was only asking my question to sort out which terms you prefered.
Since not all people using this site are from North American, not all people will be familiar with the history of First Nations people. Even some users from North America will still be ignorant due to a lack of proper education about their country's full history.
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Absolutely not. First nation, not first people is what I meant to say of the northern Canadian Indians and that is something they call themselves, and always have, long before the white man came across the ocean to destroy their culture.
Aboriginals, people whose ancestors were indigenous to the Australian continent before British colonization, is more a scientific term than a label, in my opinion. It was not coined to be "politically correct".
Why is it so hard to understand my point? Perhaps I'm just not communicating it well, I'm sorry.
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All Aboriginals in Canada refer to themselves as First Nations people, not just the ones from northern Canada. The term "Indian" is dying out due to its mistake as a label. Although, by definition of the government which was made up of only white European immigrants, legal First Nations "status" is not given to all Aboriginals in Canada. To achieve "status" as a First Nations person, certain requirements must be met and genetic history proven. Those requirements have changed over time, as they were originally severely oppressive.
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Also, it's not difficult to understand your point. I was only asking my question to sort out which terms you prefered.
Since not all people using this site are from North American, not all people will be familiar with the history of First Nations people. Even some users from North America will still be ignorant due to a lack of proper education about their country's full history.