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[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What do you mean they?! /s. Personally I don't like the term, but my status card does say "Indian and northern affairs", but at least if you go to the government site it mentions how "Indian" is not how many indigenous people want to be referred to as. Why do they not change it? Good question, I'd assume legal stuff with the act or whatnot. But at least I prefer indigenous.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can't say I personally know many Indigenous people, but the few I do would often refer to themselves as "a cherokee" or as part of the insert here tribe. Based on the other comments it seems like that isn't as typical as I thought.

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

From what I gather, that seems more common in the US. But I don't really know, just got that sense from media and such.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

My guess as to why they don’t change it is COBOL