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Aboriginal to Indigenous: Leaders, advocates reflect on decades of state linguistic changes

July 31, 2026

Ten years after the Government of Canada officially adopted the term "Indigenous" instead of "Aboriginal," discussions persist on what terms best describe First Nations, Inuit and Métis.



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