Unit 1
Empowerment
The authority or power given to someone to do something.
Time Immemorial
A time before anyone can remember
Needs
Needs are things you can't live without. For example: food, shelter, water, etc.
Poverty
When your income is lower than your basic needs.
Wants
Wants aren't necessities, they're things you buy for personal pleasure. For example: cell phones, vacations, toys, etc.
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
This protects basic rights and freedoms that are essential to keeping Canada a free and democratic society.
Aboriginal
A general term for the first people of a region. Literally it means "living in a land from the earliest of times."
Capitalist system
People get the products they need by purchasing them through private companies.
Getting by
When you only have money for your needs.
Culture
A way of life. It is made up of everyday things such as language, food, clothing, as well as important ideas such as spiritual beliefs.
Economics
The study of how people work to create wealth. It includes how we produce, distribute, and consume goods and services.
Inuit
The First Peoples of the region north of the tree line.
Entrepreneur
A person who get's an idea to start a business.
Economic security
Having enough money to meet your needs as well as a little extra for special things you want.
Constitution
A set of rules that a government must follow that protects us from abuse of power.
Politics
The general term for all the things we do to organize ourselves and settle disputes.
Tupik
Inuit tents made from animal skins.
Standard of living
A measure of how much 'buying power' a family has. 'Buying power' is everything that can be bought with money.
Cooper
Someone who makes barrels
Mamateek
The cone shaped, bark covered tent of the Beothuk.
Society
Everything people do when they live, work, and play together in communities.
Mukushan
An Innu community feast held after a successful caribou hunt.
Personal Capital
This includes anything you have that can help improve your economic situation.
Treaty
An agreement between two or more nations
Fishing Room
An area of land on the shore where fish were prepared for the trip home.