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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
What purpose does a reference to "people living in BC" serve when addressing Indigenous Peoples or other individuals who do not recognize British Columbia to begin with? For anyone identifying as a member of a sovereign nation it might feel like occupier language to say that they are "people living in BC."
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For the same reason you can't change the name of the province. There are 200 distinct First Nations in B.C., 30 different languages, and 60 dialects. It would be functionally impossible to refer to the province or indigenous peoples as a collective under one name.
I agree it's occupier language, but it's a case of doing the best we can under the structures we have.
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Originally Posted by you&me
I'll give you a pass this one time, but I hope you take this as an opportunity to be better and less offensive.
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I'm sure this is a very sincere post and you regularly advocate for indigenous people.