--- title: Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® Blog | Terminology description: Terminology | Your guide to Working Effectively With Indigenous Peoples® including the Indian or First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Peoples. image: https://www.ictinc.ca/hubfs/Dancing_Big_House_socialmedia.jpg --- #### **Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples®** # Blog Filter by Tag Show All 21 Things™ Allyship Arts and Culture Business Contributors Court Cases Cultural Appropriation Customs Education Elders Emploi Employment Enjeux autochtones Environment Environnement Famous Indigenous People First Nations Forestry French Generational Wounds Government Healing Health History Indian Act Indigenous Awareness Indigenous Consultation Indigenous Consultation and Engagement Indigenous Economic Development Indigenous Engagement Indigenous Issues Indigenous Organizations Indigenous Peoples Indigenous Procurement Indigenous Protocol Indigenous Recruitment and Retention Indigenous Relations Indigenous Rights Indigenous Self-Government Inuit Land Acknowledgement Language Law Loi sur les Indiens Mental Health Mentor Mothers Myths Métis National Day of Truth & Reconciliation National Indigenous Peoples Day Negotiations RESPECT™ Reconciliation Relations avec les Autochtones Repatriation Residential Schools Santé mentale Sensibilisation aux réalités autochtones Spiritual Beliefs Sports TRC Calls-to-Action Terminology Tips Tourism Traditional Knowledge Training Treaties UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Veterans Videos Vidéos Women Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples Youth Éducation or - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ### Terminology [![hands together on a log representing community](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/hands-together-unsplash_2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=hands-together-unsplash_2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-membership-vs-citizenship-whats-the-difference) 3 min read #### [Indigenous Membership vs Citizenship: What's the Difference?](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-membership-vs-citizenship-whats-the-difference) July 03, 2024 Long before the arrival of Europeans, confederation, and the imposition of the Indian Act, Indigenous communities were self-determining. They decided... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-membership-vs-citizenship-whats-the-difference) [![Sign from Wet'suwet'en protests. Photo: Flickr, Jason Hargove](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/wetsuweten-protest-sign-JasonHargove-Flickr_2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=wetsuweten-protest-sign-JasonHargove-Flickr_2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/hereditary-chiefs-vs-elected-chiefs) 2 min read #### [Hereditary Chiefs vs. Elected Chiefs: What’s the Difference?](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/hereditary-chiefs-vs-elected-chiefs) May 17, 2021 The Wetʼsuwetʼen protests in 2019 and 2020 were widely reported on and sparked public interest around one of many misconceptions of Hereditary Chiefs... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/hereditary-chiefs-vs-elected-chiefs) [![Coast Salish Welcome. 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[Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/communications-with-indigenous-leaders-letter-writing-tips) [![man in headdress by lake](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/chief-lake-shutterstock_1230217558-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=chief-lake-shutterstock_1230217558-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/why-are-indigenous-leaders-called-chiefs) 2 min read #### [Why Are Indigenous Leaders Called Chiefs?](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/why-are-indigenous-leaders-called-chiefs) November 02, 2017 Definition: Chief (n.) c. 1300, "head, leader, captain; the principal or most important part of anything;" from Old French chief "leader, ruler,... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/why-are-indigenous-leaders-called-chiefs) [![totem pole](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/totem-Squamish_Nation-Ambleside-park-unsplash_2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=totem-Squamish_Nation-Ambleside-park-unsplash_2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-vs.-aboriginal) 2 min read #### [Indigenous vs. Aboriginal](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-vs.-aboriginal) August 01, 2016 Indigenous vs. Aboriginal - what does it mean for business? We received this timely question from an onsite client and newsletter subscriber: The... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-vs.-aboriginal) [![name tags and pens](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/name-sticker-nametag-unsplash-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=name-sticker-nametag-unsplash-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-peoples-terminology-guidelines-for-usage) 4 min read #### [Indigenous Peoples Terminology: Guidelines for Usage](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-peoples-terminology-guidelines-for-usage) July 20, 2016 We’ve talked about the definition of Indigenous Peoples and the constitutional significance of Indigenous or Aboriginal. In this article, we drill... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-peoples-terminology-guidelines-for-usage) [![books](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/books-unsplash_2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=books-unsplash_2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/what-is-the-definition-of-indigenous-peoples) 2 min read #### [What is the Definition of Indigenous Peoples?](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/what-is-the-definition-of-indigenous-peoples) July 13, 2016 We’ve talked about the constitutional implications of Indigenous or Aboriginal so now want to tackle the definition of Indigenous Peoples in Canada... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/what-is-the-definition-of-indigenous-peoples) [![totem pole face](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/totem-face_kurt-b_Flickr-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=totem-face_kurt-b_Flickr-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-or-aboriginal-which-is-correct) 2 min read #### [Indigenous or Aboriginal: Which Is Correct?](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-or-aboriginal-which-is-correct) January 05, 2016 “Which is correct? Indigenous or Aboriginal” is a frequently asked question for us at Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. The federal government’s... 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