Indigenous Terminology

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  1. 2. Land set aside by the Crown for the use and benefit of a band in Canada. Many First Nations now prefer the term First Nation community or territory and no longer use this.
  2. 4. (3 words)A term used by the government that refers to Indigenous people who do not receive the same rights and benefits available to Status Indians.
  3. 5. (2 words) An elected governing body for a band. It usually consists of an elected chief and councilors.
  4. 7. Means “native to the area.”
  5. 8. A group of Native Americans sharing a common language and culture. The term is used frequently in the Unites States.
  6. 9. (2 words) A term used to describe a original Indigenous nation.
  7. 10. (2 words) A commonly used term in the United States to describe the descendants of the original peoples of North America.
  8. 12. (2 words) Commonly used term in the United States describes the descendants of the original peoples of North America.
  9. 15. (2 words) Indigenous governments that pre-date European contact and still exist today.
  10. 18. (2 words) A collective name for all of the original peoples of Canada and their descendants including First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
  11. 19. The singular form of Inuit.
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  1. 1. (2 words) Treaty Indians are descendants of Indians who signed treaties with Canada and who have a contemporary connection with a treaty band.
  2. 3. (2 words) A term used by the government that refers to Indigenous people who receive certain rights and benefits under the law.
  3. 6. Land set aside by the U.S. government for the use and occupation of a group of Native Americans. The term does not apply in Canada.
  4. 11. An outdated word, similar in meaning to Indigenous, but commonly used by Indigenous people.
  5. 13. Term is used broadly to describe people with mixed First Nations and European ancestry who identify themselves using this term.
  6. 14. A word the government uses to identify a group of Native people who receive treaty rights.
  7. 16. A polar people, inhabiting regions in Russia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland, united by a common culture and language.
  8. 17. Indigenous cultural and spiritual leaders.