Indigenous Black Canadians

Not to be confused with people of mixed Indigenous and African ancestry, who are often called "Afro-Indigenous" in Canada.

Indigenous Black Canadians is a term for people in Canada of African descent who have roots in Canada going back several generations. The term has been proposed to distinguish them from Black people with more recent immigrant roots.[1]^[better source needed][2]^[page needed] Popularized by Black Canadian leaders such as Rinaldo Walcott, Walter Borden, George Elliott Clarke, and Rocky Jones, the earliest use of the term goes back to the 1970s when Canada began receiving a large influx of immigrants from the Caribbean.[3]

See also

• North Buxton, Ontario
• Amber Valley, Alberta
• Hogan's Alley, Vancouver
• Elm Hill, New Brunswick
• Africville
• African Nova Scotians

References

1. Vernon, Karin Joan. "The Black Prairies: History, Subjectivity, Writing" (PDF): 140. Retrieved 21 May 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Jones, Burnley (2016). Burnley "Rocky" Jones : revolutionary : an autobiography. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing. ISBN 9781552668283.
3. Clarke, George Elliott. "Speaking My Truth: Volume III : Cultivating Canada". AfroMetis. Aboriginal Healing Foundation. Retrieved 24 May 2021.