--- title: Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® Blog | Terminology (2) description: Terminology | Your guide to Working Effectively With Indigenous Peoples® including the Indian or First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Peoples. 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Have... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/culturally-offensive-phrases) [![powwow](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/powwow_elders_LarryWilder_Flickr_2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=powwow_elders_LarryWilder_Flickr_2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-elder-or-senior) 2 min read #### [Indigenous Elder vs Senior](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-elder-or-senior) October 05, 2014 This is an article about the impact words and communications have on the recipient. I've said it before and I'll keep on saying it, the words we... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-elder-or-senior) [![cup with name tag on it](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/name-tag-cup-tim-mossholder-IQJbbw72PZc-unsplash_2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=name-tag-cup-tim-mossholder-IQJbbw72PZc-unsplash_2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-protocol-usage-ancestral-spiritual-names) 2 min read #### [Indigenous Protocol Usage of Ancestral and Spiritual Names](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-protocol-usage-ancestral-spiritual-names) January 14, 2014 According to Merriam-Webster, protocol is “a system of rules that explain the correct conduct and procedures to be followed in formal situations.”... 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[Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/use-7-first-nations-colloquialisms-peril) [![covered wagon](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/shutterstock_3214771-covered-wagon-oak-tree_2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=shutterstock_3214771-covered-wagon-oak-tree_2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indian-giver-dont-make-the-same-mistake-as-matt-lauer) 2 min read #### [Indian Giver - Don’t Make the Same Mistake as Matt Lauer](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indian-giver-dont-make-the-same-mistake-as-matt-lauer) August 09, 2012 Earlier this year, I wrote about Kevin O’Leary, a business commentator and co-host of The Lang & O’Leary Exchange, unwisely using the term “Indian... [Read More](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indian-giver-dont-make-the-same-mistake-as-matt-lauer) [![Christopher Columbus' ships](https://www.ictinc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/columbus-ships-shutterstock_947391-2000w.jpg?width=2000&height=1000&name=columbus-ships-shutterstock_947391-2000w.jpg) ](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/canadian-indian) 1 min read #### [Canadian Indian](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/canadian-indian) April 17, 2012 The origin of the term “Indian” dates back to Christopher Columbus, who mistakenly thought he had reached the East Indies, so referred to the people... 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