Discussion Groups / English Usage / November 2009

> On Nov 29, 3:47 pm, Bill McCray <billmcc...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>> Jesse Dorland wrote:
>>> My friend said this to me two or three days ago. She is Canadian
>>> African.  "African American" is apparently supposed to mean
>>> "American of African  descent".  So does "Canadian African" mean
>>> "African of Canadian descent"?
>>
>> Bill (the confused) in Kentucky
>
> According to Wiki:
>
> "Black Canadians, Caribbean Canadians and African Canadians are
> designations used for people of Black African descent who reside in
> Canada. The terms are used by and of Canadian citizens who trace their
> ancestry back to people who were indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa. The
> majority have relatively recent origins in the Caribbean, while some
> trace their lineage to the first slaves brought by British and French
> colonists to the mainland of North America. A minority of the
> population have recent African origin. Many Canadians identify as
> Black even though they may have multi-ethnic ancestries."
>
> Her ancestor are from the original Uncle Tom's Cabin.