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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
It's most likely because the people offended by it had their homeland taken away from them by immigrants, and after everything they've gone through since aren't too receptive to the notion of being called immigrants as well since it somewhat implies that their land was never truly their's to begin with.
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That's actually not how it worked at all. Before European contact, there was no national identity or homeland at all. The concepts didn't exist.
Before contact, indigenous peoples continuously fought over territory, and pressed advantages whenever and wherever they could.
I am of the strongest opinion that First Nations people deserve fair treatment and justice, but idealizing them as innocent babes until they were victimized through contact with Europeans is incredibly racist.