<p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">前两天去图书馆时，刚好遇上加拿大的原住民日。</span></p> <p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">既然是在图书馆门前，顺便普及一下相关知识。加拿大原住民之前被称为印第安人（Indians，源自哥伦布。现在几乎不用，官方说法是因为原住民还有其他族群，此称呼被指含有racial slur)，后来称作土著（Native或者Aboriginal Peoples），后者被作为法定称呼始于 1982 年宪法法案（ the Constitution Act 1982） Section 35 (2) of the Act states, "Aboriginal peoples of Canada" includes the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.后用First Nations 替换其中的Indian，统称为Indigenous People。比如这个节日就称作：</span></p> <p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">但是其实，The words Aboriginal, Native and Indigenous refer to the same group of people. This is in the same context as Caucasian or White.</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">不过注意不能用 "Canada's Indigenous Peoples (or First Nations/Inuit/Métis)" as that implies ownership of Indigenous Peoples. 而应该说 "Indigenous Peoples in Canada."</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">当然，因为原住民其实很多细分，所以重点是"Go with what they are calling themselves."按照他们自称的方式称呼他们。</span></p> <p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">许多原住民群体和社区都在6月21日或每年的这个时候庆祝他们的文化和遗产，因为夏至是一年中最长的一天。</span></p> <p class="ql-block">敬拜土地的舞蹈</p> <p class="ql-block">雷鸟之舞</p> <p class="ql-block">鹰之舞</p> <p class="ql-block">原来鲍鱼壳可以用来熏香，他们也用各种植物包括艾叶熏香。</p> <p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:22px;">艳阳下的热情，是对土地，对生灵的息息相连，默默相关。看着他们的舞蹈，链接大自然。</span></p> <p class="ql-block">P.S. The Constitution Act, 1982 is a landmark document. It allowed Canada to change its Constitution without the consent of Britain. This meant Canada had full independence.</p>