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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
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I've taken the provincial Indigenous training courses and this theme has been around for a while as it pertains to using the term "Canadians". Some Indigenous People don't consider themselves Canadians, some do, and some consider themselves both. There is no hard and fast rule and it varies from person to person. As such, we are trained to avoid calling them Canadians unless we know that is how they identify. It looks like it is being extended to the term "British Columbian" now.
I am surprised that the government is now referencing immigrants and refugees who do not want to be called "British Columbians". I get it from an Indigenous perspective because they were here first before those terms even existed, but it doesn't feel the same for people who come here after. I am not sure why, but it feels different.