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I'm falling into the old person category lately but prefer to stay in the know. What is the proper nomenclature in 2024?
"Indigenous" seems to be acceptable most people. When you know them personally, use their nation or tribal affiliation. Like if your friend was Korean, and you only referred to them as "Asian," it might feel like you don't care about the difference.
I've had members of the Métis community tell me to use "indigenous" with a mixed group because in Canada the Métis and the Inuit don't fall under the Indian Act.
Different people prefer different nomenclature, but the generally accepted standard has switched from native American a couple decades ago to American Indian now. IIRC the change happened because calling people natives sometimes seems synonymous with calling them primitive. Most US tribal groups use American Indian now
Thank you. That makes sense.
20 years ago it was “native, aboriginal, or first nation’s” people
Not sure which is the current flavour
Depends on your country. Really every place has come up with something different: First Nations, indigenous, native, etc.
Native, I would assume