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1. East India Company

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   The East India Company (EIC), often referred to historically as the Honourable East India Company or, informally, as the Company) or the John Company, was an English, and later British, joint-stock company established in 1600 to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially focusing on the spice trade with the [East Indies](/entrie…

2. First Nations

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   Etymology and Terminology
   The term "First Nations" gained formal traction following the 1982 patriation of the Canadian Constitution, though earlier uses exist in anthropological literature dating to the 1940s. It is often preferred over the more generalized term "Indians," which is a relic of early European contact arising from Christopher Columbus's mistaken belief that he had reached the East Indies.
   The usage of "First Na…