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This is a great sequence of images Nawitka. Impressive photography of a fascinating subject. In passing, I noticed on the Google map reference to 'Indian Reserves'. I thought the indigenous population were called 'First Nationals' or something like that, as the term 'Indian' is, well, scarcely accurate! Best wishes, purdey
Thank you purdey, I'm glad you enjoyed the murals. There are a lot more, but I didn't have time to take photos of each one, in fact I'm quite sure I didn't even see them all, there are over 30 around town. Well worth a visit!
The current politically correct name is "First Nations" persons, yes that's true. ("Native American" is the preferred term in the US.) However, the Indian Reserves were created many years ago, and the Indian Act passed in parliament still stands today. So the Govt Department (rather embarrassingly) is still called Indian Affairs. I don't know if anyone will ever sort all that out.
An interesting link Nawitka. I see that the aboriginal population of Canada is increasing at six times the rate of the non-aboriginal population so that the Indian Affairs Department looks as though it's going to be a growth industry!
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This is a great sequence of images Nawitka. Impressive photography of a fascinating subject. In passing, I noticed on the Google map reference to 'Indian Reserves'. I thought the indigenous population were called 'First Nationals' or something like that, as the term 'Indian' is, well, scarcely accurate! Best wishes, purdey
Thank you purdey, I'm glad you enjoyed the murals. There are a lot more, but I didn't have time to take photos of each one, in fact I'm quite sure I didn't even see them all, there are over 30 around town. Well worth a visit!
The current politically correct name is "First Nations" persons, yes that's true. ("Native American" is the preferred term in the US.) However, the Indian Reserves were created many years ago, and the Indian Act passed in parliament still stands today. So the Govt Department (rather embarrassingly) is still called Indian Affairs. I don't know if anyone will ever sort all that out.
An interesting link Nawitka. I see that the aboriginal population of Canada is increasing at six times the rate of the non-aboriginal population so that the Indian Affairs Department looks as though it's going to be a growth industry!