As much of my most extended and long-ago family still lives in Canada, and as I started out so woefully ignorant about Canada, I have done a little research. Here’s more of what I learned:
- 75% of Canadians lives within 100 miles of the United States
- Only 2% of the Canadian population is Native American
- Read almost all of the pertinent chapters of “…for Dummies.” I now feel clued in enough to get some Canadian jokes about Americans. I have a slight swagger to my step now. I am beginning to feel “cool.”
- Looked at maps of Canada enough to get a general feel for the geography of the areas my family was in and am surprised to learn so many of the areas we’re talking about are so close to the U.S.! Toronto is only a 5 1/2 hour drive from here! GO OTTAWA RIVER VALLEY!!
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By “Native American” you mean … people born in United States of America and emigrated to Canada?
If you mean aboriginal Canadians – in Canada they are referred to as First Nations.
Based on my experience, the only times a Canadian calls another Canadian an American is if they are referring to their wayward cousin who moved to “the states” and was never heard from again, or as an insult.
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