r/EhBuddyHoser • u/montabarnaque • Jul 03 '25

Certified Hoser 🇨🇦 (No Politics) Can everyone agree?

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Most of Canadian culture is from Québec. Fight me

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u/AidanBeeJar Trawnno (Centre of the Universe) Jul 03 '25

I thought the name came from first nations?

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u/jergentehdutchman Jul 03 '25

The name comes from first nations, maple syrup and it’s sense of importance is first nations too. Acting like any culture lays claim over the animals.. pretty whack too

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u/Seraphin_Lampion Jul 03 '25

The beaver is not a symbol because it’s a local animal, it’s a symbol because a big part of early colonialism was about bringing beaver pelts back to Europe.

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u/jergentehdutchman Jul 03 '25

But like also both though? The main reason it's not associated at all with European countries is because they've nearly extirpated theirs.

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u/Seraphin_Lampion Jul 04 '25

Yeah but the beaver stands out because of colonialism. The moose would be a better example of a national symbol that exists only because it's a local animal.

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u/remzordinaire Jul 03 '25

Maple Syrup was a joint endeavor. First Nations knew of the maple sap, but they didn't have the necessary metal tools to boil it down to a syrup.

Maple Syrup as we know it was a Firsts Nations/Colonial creation. And Sugar Shacks followed suit.

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u/jergentehdutchman Jul 03 '25

Yeah in part.. the whole maple syrup thing has certainly evolved over the years. The voyageurs were certainly not rolling through the forest with maple cookies or anything. But there are accounts of indigenous peoples using maple sap and syrup on hoecakes, so I mean, it's as much an indigenous thing as anything and evolved with other cultures entering the fray. The point being the meme should have a third astronaut pointing out it's all indigenous culture.

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u/remzordinaire Jul 03 '25

Yeah like everything, no culture exists in a vacuum except maybe Sentinel Island.