Terms to Know: Volume 2

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intergenerational trauma (noun)

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the transmission of trauma effects from one generation to the next

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First Nations (noun)

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any of the groups of Indigenous peoples in Canada

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Inuit (noun)

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Indigenous people living in northern Canada and parts of Greenland and Alaska

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Métis (noun)

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a distinct Indigenous people in Canada, historically formed from unions between First Nations women and European men

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Indian (noun)

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legally, refers to a person registered under the federal Indian Act . Also a historical term for Indigenous peoples of the Americas and is now often considered outdated and offensive.

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Haudenosaunee (noun)

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a confederation of Indigenous nations, commonly known as the Iroquois Confederacy

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Sioux (noun)

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a group of related Native American peoples, also known as the Oceti Sakowin or "Seven Council Fires," who historically inhabited the Great Plains.

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Blackfoot (noun)

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a member of a confederacy of Indigenous peoples of the northern Great Plains of North America.

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The Indian Act (noun)

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a Canadian federal law passed in 1876 that provides a legal definition for an "Indian" and governs many aspects of the lives of First Nations people.

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The White Paper (noun)

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the 1969 Canadian government policy proposal, officially titled the Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy.