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applegrove

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7. We don't use the word "native" in Canada. It is looked down upon.
Fri May 23, 2025, 04:47 PM
May 23

We use "First Nations" or "indigenous" But I've heard native Americans say indigenous could be anyone living on deep ancestral lands anywhere in the world so they like "native" because it implies them specifically.

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