Western vs. Colonial
Definitions
Common Misconceptions
Reconciliation
100

_____ is recognized as the "foreign family units [who move into a place and reproduce" 

What is Settler? 

100

______ is about creating a relationship of mutual respect. 

What is reconciliation? 
100

Reconciliation is a synonym for apology. True or false? 

False. "By limiting our approach to an apology, we assume we are reconciling for the historic and not the contemporary" 

100

Reconciliation is often regarded as an apology for the past; however it leaves out ______. 

What is the present? 

200

This term refers to efforts to challenge and undo the lasting impacts of colonization in society. 

What is decolonization? 

200
_______ this belief system holds that white people, white culture, and things associated to whiteness are superior to those of other racial groups 

What is white supremacy? 

200

The term for non-Indigenous people living in Canada that DOES NOT have a negative connotation. "It is harmful to indistinguishably position _______ as colonizer" 

What is a settler? 

200

Institutions are commonly seen as perpetuating these two emotions. 

What are guilt and shame? 

300

_____ is the component that aspires to dominate people and lands and positions oneself as superior 

What is colonialism? 

300

_____ is the embodiment or practice of Indigenous Knowledges in typically colonial or Western spaces 

What is Indigenizing? 

300

In addition to violent or intentional acts of hate _____ can also occur through normalized and unintentional acts of lowered expectations, assumptions, ignoring, and avoiding traditionally performed by white people. 

What is white supremacy? 

300

According to Louie, these groups oftentimes don't understand the root cause of reconciliation. 

Who are scholars and educators? 
400
This phrase describe the idea that colonization affects how people think and understand the world, not just land or political systems 

What is the colonization of the mind? 

400

The Daniels Decision acknowledges _____ status to anyone who can prove Indigenous ancestry that fails to meet the ancestry requirements of Indian status. This occurs without recognition or agreement of the _____ Nation. 

What is Métis? 

400

_____ is the co-existence of diverse culture, races and ethnicities within a single society, emphasizing respect, equality, and the preservation of distinct cultural identities, but does not acknowledge racism in our society and that Indigenous people are not just one amongst a myriad of cultures in the Canadian context 

What is multiculturalism? 

400

This is how we can change continuous, colonial ways of being. 

What is disrupting the system?