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Indigenous or Aboriginal: Which Is Correct?
“Which is correct? Indigenous or Aboriginal” is a frequently asked question for us at Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. The federal government’s...
Terminology (2)
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Use These Culturally Offensive Phrases & Questions at Your Own Risk
Have you ever been in the socially awkward situation of being around someone who says something that is inappropriate and culturally offensive? Have...
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Indigenous Elder vs Senior
This is an article about the impact words and communications have on the recipient. I've said it before and I'll keep on saying it, the words we...
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“Indian Giver” - Where Did It Come From, and Can We Give It Back?
A post we wrote in early October 2013 about a celebrity who used a colloquialism on air received over 1600 opens on our website, according to our...
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Use These 7 First Nations Colloquialisms at Your Peril
We should always take pains to avoid the use of these seven First Nations colloquialisms - words have a great capacity to cause emotional harm and...
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Indian Giver - Don’t Make the Same Mistake as Matt Lauer
Earlier this year, I wrote about Kevin O’Leary, a business commentator and co-host of The Lang & O’Leary Exchange, unwisely using the term “Indian...
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Canadian Indian
The origin of the term “Indian” dates back to Christopher Columbus, who mistakenly thought he had reached the East Indies, so referred to the people...
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'Indian Giver' Plus Six Other Colloquialisms to Avoid!
Colloquial expressions that involve Indigenous Peoples or their culture are derogatory and offensive and should be avoided. As recently as 2011,...