Preventing Harm and Marginalization

Inaccurate or inappropriate use of Indigenous terms can cause offense, alienation, or erasure. Ensuring accuracy helps prevent harm and ensures that DEI conversations do not replicate colonial attitudes or marginalize Indigenous voices further.

Inaccurate or inappropriate use of Indigenous terms can cause offense, alienation, or erasure. Ensuring accuracy helps prevent harm and ensures that DEI conversations do not replicate colonial attitudes or marginalize Indigenous voices further.

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