Salish Indians Against the Metric System (SIAMS)
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Description: Criticizes Canada's imposition of metric measurements on its aboriginal peoples.
Salish Indians Against the Metric System Salish Indians Against the Metric System Unfortunately, in the mid-1970s, all Canadians were forced to adopt the metric system whether they wanted it or not. Canada's First Nations were totally ignored in the process. At best it was assumed that Canada's aboriginal people would passivly go along with the idea. As a result we, the original inhabitants of Canada, are forced to use a system of measurement developed artificially by Europeans far removed from our traditional measurements that were based on nature and our own human experiences. At least the traditional European "Imperial" measurements previously widely used in Canada had something in common with our own traditional measurements: they were directly descended from nature through the intermediary of the every day experiences of men and women.
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| Page title: | Salish Indians Against the Metric System |
| Keywords: | salish, metric, metrication |
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| Date | Creation Date: 29-sep-1994 Expiration Date: 28-sep-2014 |