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Article: You can call me Al or you can call me ...; medium rare.(terms used to refer to Aboriginal people)
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- Wind Speaker
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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The other day, I caught the tailend of an interview on CBC Radio. The host of The Current, Anna Maria Tremonti, was interviewing someone about a study on Aboriginal health or maybe urban reserves. The subject was riveting. The interview was superb (Tremonti is a fantastic interviewer), but something grated. That's why the details of the interview slid into oblivion, at least for me.
The person interviewed used the term "Aboriginals." It probably wouldn't bother most people, but for me it's like the sound of finger nails dragged slowly across a blackboard.
Besides, the subject was clearly about status Indians. It wasn't about Metis or Inuit. This person, ...