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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
It's not up to you.
Fart why does it matter. If they don't want to be call Indians, I won't call them that. I'll use whatever word they want because it has no impact on me whatsoever. If 10 years from now they decide they don't want to be called Aboriginals - fine - I'll call them something else.
It just doesn't matter. And I don't know why people insist on trying to justify using a word that others find offensive.
Just use a different word.
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I hear what you're saying, and I'd tend to agree...except I used to work for the government in a department called Indian & Northern Affairs Canada. If its that offensive then the government really needs to rename that department.
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-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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