Quebec native affairs minister criticized for using term ‘Indian time’

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Quebec native affairs minister criticized for using term ‘Indian time’ – cp

by ahnationtalk on October 6, 2016582 Views

Source: The Canadian Press
Oct 6, 2016

MONTREAL _ Quebec’s native affairs minister is being criticized for making a joke about the stereotypical term ” Indian time.“

Geoffrey Kelley used the words at a news conference today regarding a long-awaited bill recognizing indigenous customs related to adopting children.

Kelley said some people use the term to refer to something that takes a long time and added that in the case of the adoption bill, one could also refer to government time.

Cree health spokeswoman Bella Moses Petawabano corrected Kelley a few minutes later by saying the true meaning of Indian time is to get things done within a set time frame.

A reporter pounced on Kelley’s comment and asked whether the minister was clumsy to use such a term at a news conference.

He replied his comments were meant in jest.

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