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It's not "Indian" or "Native American," it's Aboriginal or Indigenous.
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And while we're at it, there are actually three different titles: First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.
3.
If you're Métis, you actually get asked if you're related to Louis Riel.
4.
If you're Inuit, people assume you live in an igloo.
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If you're First Nations, people assume you don't pay taxes.
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And live in free housing.
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And can take them fishing or hunting whenever and wherever they want without a licence.
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And get money when you turn 18.
9.
You get really sick of people complaining about immigration.
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You wish people would stop calling you Canadian.
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People mistake you for Spanish or Asian or some kind of mix of everything.
12.
Your ancestors played hockey before it was cool.
14.
Maple syrup is Canadian? Please.
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But mostly...and most aggravatingly: You have to deal with this every Halloween.
