{"id":193,"date":"2018-01-17T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T22:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationfoundations\/?post_type=chapter&p=193"},"modified":"2024-08-22T20:02:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T20:02:50","slug":"aboriginal-or-indigenous","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationfoundations\/chapter\/aboriginal-or-indigenous\/","title":{"raw":"Aboriginal or Indigenous?","rendered":"Aboriginal or Indigenous?"},"content":{"raw":"Section 35 (2) of the Constitution Act, 1982, defined \u201cAboriginal peoples in Canada\u201d as including \u201cthe Indian, Inuit and M\u00e9tis peoples of Canada.\u201d\r\n\r\nThese terms will be explained as we progress through the guide. Some of them have changed or are changing.\r\n\r\nFor example, [pb_glossary id=\"885\"]Indian[\/pb_glossary]<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is now considered offensive and has been replaced by First Nations<\/em>. And we are hearing the term Indigenous<\/em> more and more in Canada. It is being used synonymously with [pb_glossary id=\"877\"]Aboriginal[\/pb_glossary]<\/em><\/strong>, and in many cases it is the preferred term as the collective noun for [pb_glossary id=\"883\"]First Nations[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>, [pb_glossary id=\"893\"]M\u00e9tis[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>, and [pb_glossary id=\"891\"]Inuit[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>. There are many reasons for this shift. One reason is that the prefix ab<\/em> can mean \"from\" or \"away from,\" which has lead to a concern that Aboriginal<\/em> could be misinterpreted as \"away from\" or \"not\" original. Indigenous<\/em> comes from the Latin word indigena<\/em>, which means \u201csprung from the land; native.\u201d And Indigenous Peoples recognize that, rather than a single group of people, there are many separate and unique Nations (Ward, 2017).\r\n\r\nWherever possible, though, you should use the specific names of the Nations and communities, especially if you are acknowledging territory and identity.","rendered":"

Section 35 (2) of the Constitution Act, 1982, defined \u201cAboriginal peoples in Canada\u201d as including \u201cthe Indian, Inuit and M\u00e9tis peoples of Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n

These terms will be explained as we progress through the guide. Some of them have changed or are changing.<\/p>\n

For example, Indian<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is now considered offensive and has been replaced by First Nations<\/em>. And we are hearing the term Indigenous<\/em> more and more in Canada. It is being used synonymously with Aboriginal<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, and in many cases it is the preferred term as the collective noun for First Nations<\/a><\/strong>, M\u00e9tis<\/a><\/strong>, and Inuit<\/a><\/strong>. There are many reasons for this shift. One reason is that the prefix ab<\/em> can mean “from” or “away from,” which has lead to a concern that Aboriginal<\/em> could be misinterpreted as “away from” or “not” original. Indigenous<\/em> comes from the Latin word indigena<\/em>, which means \u201csprung from the land; native.\u201d And Indigenous Peoples recognize that, rather than a single group of people, there are many separate and unique Nations (Ward, 2017).<\/p>\n

Wherever possible, though, you should use the specific names of the Nations and communities, especially if you are acknowledging territory and identity.<\/p>\n

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