CRRF Glossary

Title	Definition
Ethnic Group	Refers to a group of people having a common heritage or ancestry, or a shared historical past, often with identifiable physical, cultural, linguistic and/or religious characteristics.
Ethnicity	The multiplicity of beliefs, behaviours and traditions held in common by a group of people bound by particular linguistic, historical, geographical, religious and/or racial homogeneity. Ethnic diversity is the variation of such groups and the presence of a number of ethnic groups within one society or nation.
Ethnocentrism	The tendency to view others using one’s own group and customs as the standard for judgment, and the tendency to see one’s group and customs as the best.
Eurocentrism	Presupposes the supremacy of Europe and Europeans in world culture, and relates history according to a European perception and experience.
Faithism	The cultural, institutional and individual set of practices and beliefs that assign different values to people according to their religion or creed, or their lack of religion or creed, thereby resulting in differential treatment on the basis of faith.
First Nations	One of the distinct cultural groups of Aboriginal Peoples. There are 633 First Nations Bands, representing 52 nations or cultural groups, and more than 50 languages. Most individuals prefer to be referred to by their specific nation, e.g. Cree, Dene, Black Foot, etc. (AFN).
Genocide	Deliberate decisions and actions made by one nation or group of people in order to eliminate, usually through mass murder, the entirety of another nation or group. The term has also been used to refer to the destruction of the culture of a people, as in cultural genocide.
Harassment	Persistent, on-going communication (in any form) of negative attitudes, beliefs or actions towards an individual or group, that is known or ought reasonably to be known, to be unwelcome, with the intention of disparaging that person(s). Harassment can be manifested in name calling, jokes or slurs, graffiti, insults, threats, discourteous treatment, and written or physical abuse. Harassment may be subtle or overt.
Hate Group Activity	Represents some of the most destructive forms of human rights-based discrimination in that they promote hatred against and aversion to identifiable groups of people. Hate groups generally label,disparage and commit violence against people who may include immigrants, people with disabilities, members of racialized, religious or cultural groups, or people who are gay or lesbian.
Hate Propaganda	Negative ideologies and beliefs transmitted in written, verbal or electronic form in order to create, promote, perpetuate or exacerbate antagonistic, hateful and belligerent attitudes and action or contempt against a specific group or groups of people.

Ethnic Group

Refers to a group of people having a common heritage or ancestry, or a shared historical past, often with identifiable physical, cultural, linguistic and/or religious characteristics.

Ethnicity

The multiplicity of beliefs, behaviours and traditions held in common by a group of people bound by particular linguistic, historical, geographical, religious and/or racial homogeneity. Ethnic diversity is the variation of such groups and the presence of a number of ethnic groups within one society or nation.

Ethnocentrism

The tendency to view others using one’s own group and customs as the standard for judgment, and the tendency to see one’s group and customs as the best.

Eurocentrism

Presupposes the supremacy of Europe and Europeans in world culture, and relates history according to a European perception and experience.

Faithism

The cultural, institutional and individual set of practices and beliefs that assign different values to people according to their religion or creed, or their lack of religion or creed, thereby resulting in differential treatment on the basis of faith.

First Nations

One of the distinct cultural groups of Aboriginal Peoples. There are 633 First Nations Bands, representing 52 nations or cultural groups, and more than 50 languages. Most individuals prefer to be referred to by their specific nation, e.g. Cree, Dene, Black Foot, etc. (AFN).

Genocide

Deliberate decisions and actions made by one nation or group of people in order to eliminate, usually through mass murder, the entirety of another nation or group. The term has also been used to refer to the destruction of the culture of a people, as in cultural genocide.

Harassment

Persistent, on-going communication (in any form) of negative attitudes, beliefs or actions towards an individual or group, that is known or ought reasonably to be known, to be unwelcome, with the intention of disparaging that person(s). Harassment can be manifested in name calling, jokes or slurs, graffiti, insults, threats, discourteous treatment, and written or physical abuse. Harassment may be subtle or overt.

Hate Group Activity

Represents some of the most destructive forms of human rights-based discrimination in that they promote hatred against and aversion to identifiable groups of people. Hate groups generally label,disparage and commit violence against people who may include immigrants, people with disabilities, members of racialized, religious or cultural groups, or people who are gay or lesbian.

Hate Propaganda

Negative ideologies and beliefs transmitted in written, verbal or electronic form in order to create, promote, perpetuate or exacerbate antagonistic, hateful and belligerent attitudes and action or contempt against a specific group or groups of people.

Canadian Race Relations Foundation

Fondation canadienne des relations raciales

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