Indigenous Rights
This term refers to the right of Indigenous peoples to govern themselves and control their own lives.
What is self-determination?
This Latin term means "nobody's land," often used to justify the taking of Indigenous territories.
What is terra nullius?
This term refers to the traditional stories and beliefs passed down through generations in Indigenous cultures.
What is oral tradition?
This organization was formed in 1974 to advocate for Indigenous rights on an international scale.
What is the World Council of Indigenous Peoples?
This Shuswap leader founded the World Council of Indigenous Peoples.
Who is George Manuel?
This Canadian government policy aimed to assimilate Indigenous peoples and eliminate their cultures.
What is the Indian Act of 1876?
This British military strategy involved controlling a territory with one soldier for every 10,000 subjects.
What is the British rule in India?
This concept involves the acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.
What is belief?
This movement in Canada involved the forced removal of Indigenous children from their families during the 1960s
What is the Sixties Scoop?
This Indigenous woman in the film "Whale Rider" fights for recognition as a leader.
Who is Pai?
This term describes the legal title to lands of Indigenous peoples that were not recognized by European colonizers.
What is terra nullius?
This event involved the hanged Métis leaders in 1885, serving as a warning to Indigenous peoples.
What is the Métis Resistance?
This term describes the communication of customs or beliefs from one generation to the next.
What is tradition?
This Indigenous leader traveled to Geneva to advocate for the rights of the Haudenosaunee.
Who is Chief Deskaheh?
This Canadian Prime Minister's policy aimed to terminate Indian status and rights in 1969.
Who is Pierre Trudeau?
This is the estimated number of Indigenous children who died in residential schools in Canada.
What is over 6000?
This was the main economic reason for European colonization in distant lands.
What is the search for new resources and markets?
This term describes a system where women hold power and descent is traced through the female line.
What is matriarchy?
This term describes the process where Indigenous peoples were forced to adopt the dominant culture's practices.
What is assimilation?
This Indigenous leader was known for his efforts to maintain traditional governance against colonial pressures.
Who is Chief Deskaheh?
This term refers to the belief that Indigenous peoples could not manage their own affairs and needed paternalistic governance.
What is paternalism?
This historical attitude regarded Indigenous peoples as inferior and led to widespread assimilation policies.
What is the colonial perspective?
This term refers to the unjustified, typically negative attitude toward an individual or group.
What is prejudice?
This treaty was signed by many Indigenous nations but often resulted in land theft and oppression.
What are "Peace and Friendship" treaties?
This figure is known for advocating for Indigenous rights at the United Nations in the 1970s.
Who is George Manuel?