DEFINITION: Black-led Grassroots Group
A Black-led grassroots group meets the following criteria:
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*Black encompasses the diversity within the community and includes, but is not limited to, Black, Afro-diasporic, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Latinx. Black is an inclusive term that recognizes the diversity and unique needs, culture, religious identity, etc. of the Black community.
DEFINITION: Indigenous-led Grassroots Group
An Indigenous-led grassroots group meets the following criteria:
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* A collective name for the original people within Canada and their descendants. This includes First Nations (status and non-status), Métis and Inuit. Indigenous peoples are not monolithic and represent a broad and diverse spectrum of physiological, geographical, cultural and political traits and histories.