Indigenous self government
This 1867 act placed Indigenous peoples under federal control and reduced their political autonomy.
What is the British North America Act?
This Canadian art group painted forests, lakes, and wilderness.
Who are the group of seven?
These 3 Indigenous groups in Canada are key partners in protecting nature and conserving the environment.
Who are First Nations, Inuit, and Métis?
This 2014 Supreme Court of Canada case recognized Indigenous title over land in British Columbia, setting a major legal precedent.
What is Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia?
This year marked the recognition of Aboriginal and treaty rights in Canada’s Constitution.
What is 1982?
The group of seven was most active during this decade.
What are the 1920s?
Indigenous peoples believe the natural world is this, not simply a resource to be used.
What is sacred?
Many Indigenous land claims are difficult to prove in court due to this type of knowledge, which is passed down orally rather than written.
What is oral history?
This term describes Indigenous communities’ ability to control their own land, resources, and internal affairs.
What is Indigenous self‑government?
This artist was a leader of the group of seven.
Who is Lawren Harris?
Indigenous peoples manage this percentage of the world's land that stores large amounts of carbon.
What is 25% of the world's land?
Signed in 1975, this agreement in Quebec was one of the first major modern land claim settlements in Canada.
What is the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement?
After 1867, Indigenous communities were placed under this level of government’s authority.
What is the federal government?
This artist painted The Jack Pine.
Who is Tom Thompson?
Protected Indigenous forests act as these absorbing greenhouse gases and helping reduce climate change.
What are Carbon sinks?
From 1945-2026, Indigenous communities gained opportunities to reclaim land partly due to the 2007 international declaration promoting Indigenous rights.
What is UNDRIP (United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples)?
This constitutional change opened the door for modern Indigenous self‑government agreements.
What is the Constitution Act of 1982?
The Group of Seven focused on painting this.
What is the Canadian Landscape?
This historical thinking concept explains why Indigenous environmental stewardship is important in both the past and today.
What is historical significance?
These obstacles to Indigenous land claims included forced relocation, broken treaties, and government policies that ignored this type of Indigenous connection to land.
What is spiritual, cultural, and historical connection?