Metis Rights
This could be exchanged for land but was not efficient to use for large pieces of land.
Scrip
Harry Daniels
He made sure Metis rights were recognized in the Constitution.
Historic Agreements that affect the rights and identity of First Nations in Canada.
Numbered Treaties
This province is majority French-speaking.
Quebec
Samuel de Champlain founds the city of Quebec and establishes New France in North America.
1608
Inherent Rights
The Metis rights to land and to use the land in traditional ways.
Elmer Ghostkeeper
President of the Federation of Metis Settlements of Alberta (FMSA). He created the wording that established Metis rights in the Constitution.
Canada made these rules concerning the First Nations without consulting them.
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms grants "Minority Language Education" Rights.
Section 23
Canada's parliament passes the Indian Act.
1876
These two conflicts took place at separate times but were fought for the purpose of granting Metis rights.
The Red River Resistance and the North West Rebellion.
These two men created unity in Canada's infancy by affirming Francophone and Anglophone rights in the BNA Act of 1867.
Sir John A. Macdonald and George-Etienne Cartier
This federal government policy was to provide First Nations with education.
Residential Schools
This legislation, created in 1969, enforces the equality of French and English as official languages of Canada.
The Official Languages Act
Minister of Parliament Nicholas Davin recommends Residential Schooling as a way of educating First Nations people.
1879
The existing Aboriginal and treaty rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada are recognized and affirmed. Aboriginal peoples include the Indian, Inuit, and Metis peoples of Canada.
Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
This prime minister affirmed the rights of various groups by patriating the Constitution in 1982.
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Land for the use of First Nations only.
Reserve
Canada was established as bicultural, bilingual country with rights for Anglo- and Francophone speaking people through this Act of co-operation.
The British North America Act of 1867
The Royal Proclamation recognizes the rights of First Nations to their lands in parts of North America claimed by the British.
1763
This First Nations boy was one of many children who was assimilated into Canadian society through Residential Schools.
Thomas Moore
An annual payment made to First Nations people under the terms of a treaty.
Annuity
The Supreme Court, ruling in 1988, judged it to be illegal for commercial/business signs to use only this.
Commerical signs were allowed to display both languages.
Louis Riel leads a force of Metis soldiers in a conflict against the Canadian government in Red River. This leads to the creation of the Manitoba Act and the confederation of Manitoba as a province.
1869-1870