Chapter 8
Assimilation
The process of a culture being dominated by stronger one.
Economy
The wealth or resource of a country
Magistrate
Someone that works as a judge
pull factor
Something that attracts immigrants to a new country
Assmilation
The process of a culture being dominated by stronger one.
Identity
who or what a person is
Treaties
Agreements signed between two parties
Prospectors
A person that searches for mineral deposits
Immigrant
someone that permently lives in a foreign country
Official language
The common language in the country and the one that you have the right to have service too
reserves
Land set aside for the first nations people
Protective tariff
A taxes put on domestic goods to make them more expensive.
Catholic Schools
Schools that have regulare education but also teach the catholic faith along side
False advertizing
giving wrong information about something to people
Residental Schools
Schools made to assimilate indgenous children
Nor'westers
someone that worked in the North West Company, a fur trader
Divers economy
A region that has a variety of industries
Historical perspective
Understanding the events that happenend in history
Discrimination
Unjust or bias towards another group because of something they can't control
Numbered treaties
11 agreements signed by the government and various indgenous groups
Bill of rights
Used to protect the rights of certain individuals by the government
Natural Resources
Materials found in nature that are valuble to humans
Referendum
A general vote by the electorate
Emigrant
Someone that leaves their home country to live permentely in another