Collective Rights
List a group in Canada that has collective rights
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What is the definition of collective rights?
Rights guaranteed to specific groups in Canada
Francophone means that individuals speak ______.
French
What was the original reason why the Indian Act was created?
The Canadian government believed that Indigenous people needed to change their identity.
List another group in Canada with collective rights
Must be different than previous answers.
What is the definition of collective identity?
The shared identity of a group of people, especially because of a common language and culture.
Anglophone means that individuals speak ________
English
The Indian Act did not allow Indigenous people to...
- wear traditional clothing
- travel outside of Canada
- take political action
List another group in Canada with collective rights.
Answer must be different than the previous.
What is the definition of a minority language group?
A group in which members speak an official Canadian language (French or English), but do not make up the majority population of a province
Canada's two official language groups can...
Speak both English and French in the House of Commons
What were three of the things that the Numbered Treaties provided to Indigenous people?
- farming assistance
- education
- hunting & fishing rights
- health care
- reserves
- annuities
Why do only certain groups in Canada have collective rights?
These groups are minorities and need protection of their rights.
What is the definition of assimilate?
To become apart of a different cultural group
True or False: Individuals who have French as a first language in Alberta are considered to be the majority.
False - they are the minority language group in Alberta
True or False: The Numbered Treaties were developed to help avoid war.
True
What is the impact of residential schools on Indigenous people?
Their entire identity was stripped away from them, thus causing physical, emotional and mental trauma.
What is the definition of annuity?
A yearly payment given to members of Indigenous communities
True or False: Since Quebec's first official language is French, they are only able to have French schools there.
False - they are able to have both English and French speaking schools there.
True or False: Nowadays, the Numbered Treaties cannot be changed without the input of Indigenous people
True