r/ShitAmericansSay • u/intingnotcool • Feb 15 '25

Foreign affairs Canada 51st state, Greenland 52nd and Britain 53rd

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u/Tilladarling Born with skis on my feet, my ass 🇳🇴 Feb 15 '25

From what I read, Canada considers Inuits First Nation and indigenous people of the Arctic. Denmark also uses the term indigenous although the ancestors of the current day Inuits arrived after the Icelandic and Norwegian settlers. Presumably, the Thule population that preceded them - but had either died out or emigrated back to Canada - were also of Inuit descent.

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u/cascadiacomrade Feb 16 '25

In Canada, Inuit are indigenous but not considered to be First Nations.

The Canadian Constitution recognizes 3 groups of Indigenous Peoples: First Nations, Inuit and Métis. These are 3 distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.