• n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca
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      3 days ago

      As an Indian-Canadian I had to look up what this was as it wasn’t what I expected.

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        My experience is that Canadian kids first learn about “Cowboys & Indians”, where “Indian” means "Native-American. Then at school, they learn that India and Indians refer to a far away country with cool tigers and cobras, and Europeans were just confused. Then, as adults, they learn about the “Indian Act” and go 🤔 🤨 🙃