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Indigenous Peoples Terminology: Guidelines for Usage
We’ve talked about the definition of Indigenous Peoples and the constitutional significance of Indigenous or Aboriginal. In this article, we drill...
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The Indian Act Naming Policies
The federal government’s Indian Act policies for Indians or First Nation(s) people during the nineteenth century were primarily concerned with...
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Chinook Jargon - The First Language of Trade
tyee; skookum; tillicum; muckamuck It’s quite likely that at least one of the above words is familiar, especially to those who live in the Pacific...
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Indigenous Peoples Did Not Have Written Languages
Many Indigenous Peoples of North America did not have written languages and instead relied on oral histories to pass down their traditions and...