definition
someone who speaks English
What are the rights of Francophones and Anglophones?
Language rights, cultural rights, and services provided in English or French
Indigenous children were forced to go to these places in attempt to take these children away from their communities and force them to abandon their culture.
What were residential schools?
someone who speaks French
To what extent does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms meet the needs of Francophones in minority settings?
Ensures language rights in education and government services
How do governments recognize Métis cultures and rights through legislation
recognizes the Métis peoples as one of the Indigenous groups in Canada, safeguarding their cultural rights
To validate or express
what is affirm
True or False
Collective rights are based on historical agreements
True!
Controlled aspects of First Nations lives without giving them consent. There were laws about how they were governed including what land they reserved.
what is the Indian Act?
Independence as a people with a right to self government
What is sovereignty
In what ways has the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms fostered recognition of collective rights in Canada?
Has helped protect the rights of specific groups in Canada
How does the Indian Act recognize the status and identity of Indigenous peoples?
The Indian Act defines who is a status Indian and determines their legal rights, like access to land, education, and controlled indigenous communities.
Rights held by a group of people
What are collective rights?
how does the legislation recognize the status of Indigenous peoples
The legislation recognized the Indigenous groups as distinct nations with their own culture and ways of life.