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INDIGENOUS PREHISTORY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- History (General)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pre-contact Indigenous history
1, record 1, English, pre%2Dcontact%20Indigenous%20history
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- precontact Indigenous history 2, record 1, English, precontact%20Indigenous%20history
correct, noun
- pre-contact Aboriginal history 3, record 1, English, pre%2Dcontact%20Aboriginal%20history
correct, see observation, noun
- pre-contact Native history 4, record 1, English, pre%2Dcontact%20Native%20history
see observation, noun
- Indigenous prehistory 5, record 1, English, Indigenous%20prehistory
avoid, see observation, noun
- Aboriginal prehistory 6, record 1, English, Aboriginal%20prehistory
avoid, see observation, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The history of Indigenous Peoples that predates any significant contact with Europeans. 7, record 1, English, - pre%2Dcontact%20Indigenous%20history
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pre-contact Aboriginal history: In the Canadian government, to align with international usage, the term "Indigenous" should be used instead of "Aboriginal" in designations that refer to First Nations, Inuit and Métis. 7, record 1, English, - pre%2Dcontact%20Indigenous%20history
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pre-contact Native history: The use of the term "Native" by non-Indigenous people is seen as derogatory. 7, record 1, English, - pre%2Dcontact%20Indigenous%20history
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Indigenous prehistory; Aboriginal prehistory : The use of the term "prehistory" to refer to the period that predates the arrival of the Europeans in North America is seen as derogatory, as it implies that the history of Indigenous Peoples only starts at that moment. 7, record 1, English, - pre%2Dcontact%20Indigenous%20history
Record 1, Key term(s)
- precontact Native history
- precontact Aboriginal history
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Histoire (Généralités)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- histoire autochtone précontact
1, record 1, French, histoire%20autochtone%20pr%C3%A9contact
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «histoire autochtone précontact» renvoie à la période de l'histoire des Autochtones précédant toute prise de contact significative avec les Européens. 2, record 1, French, - histoire%20autochtone%20pr%C3%A9contact
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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