On 4/23/2021 7:07 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-04-23 6:33 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 4/23/2021 6:05 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>>> On 23 Apr 2021 20:29:11 GMT, "Dr. Bruce" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Are Canadian Indians called Eskimos?
>>>
>>> 'Canadian Indians'? You're a ****tard.
>>>
>>
>>
>> What is a native Canadian called?
>> Indigenous Canadians (also known as Aboriginal Canadians or First
>> Peoples) are the indigenous peoples within the boundaries of Canada.
>> They comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
>
> It depends on the year and the source. They were Indians for a long
> time, then more politely referred to as native, then indigenous. The
> most common these days is First Nation, playing on the suggestion that
> they were actually real nations with established boarders.Â* If they were
> really nations there would be a small number of them, not the 634 that
> are recognized.
>
> One of the latest unacceptable names is Eskimo. Some people consider it
> to be a pejorative, apparently having some negative connotation. White
> people get the blame for it, but it was the name that the natives of the
> north called them.

I've heard more black people use the N-word than I've ever heard whites.
Go figure.

Jill