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Social Legacy
Rules of Exlusion
Governing Communites
Health-Related Struggles
Rebuilding Families & Adjusting to urban living
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The average income of the First Nations people is only __ percent of the average income of the Canadians.
70%
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Who is a " Status Indian "? How is he or she different from a Non-Status person?
Status Indians are entitled to a wide range of programs and services offered by federal agencies and provincial governments.
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Who is Chief Frank Malloway?
He is the hereditary chief of the Yakweakwioose Band in Chilliwack.
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What was the last epidemic to impact the Firt Nations of B.C
The outbreak of Spanish influenza folowing World War .
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What is the key to any comunity?
Strength
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What does the average First Nation family makes a year, verse a canadian family?
First Nations make on average $21,800 a year Canadians make $38,000
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Who does the Indian Act discriminate against?
Woman, in many different areas!
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What was political action based on?
The need for respect for land and stewardship of its resources.
200
What was the illness that changed from short, swift epidemics to lingering chronic illnesses?
Tuberculosis ( TB )
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How many lawsuits are currently filed by survivors of Residential schools?
6,000
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33 per cent of First Nations die because of what
Violence
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How can you become a member of a band?
You can only become a member of an aboriginal band if you have Indian Status
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What did people belong to:
People belonged to their family unit, or clan for life. It was an important role of who they are.
300
How could you get TB?
TB was easily spread through coughing and sneezing
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Why were the First Nation children taken away from their families?
The white authorities believed that Indigenous parents were unable to look after their children properly and so they were removed
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What is another reason why woman would lose their Indian status?
Sometimes woman lost her status involuntarily if her husband decided to enfranchise himself ( that is, give up his status under the Indian Act ).
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What is the significance of Elder's in first nations?
They are the keepers of the language, the culture, and the laws.
400
What are certain risk from alcohol abuse?
increased risk of heart disease, liver disease, hepatitis, and certain kinds of cancer.
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What was the average life spand of a First Nations male between 1957 - 2000, and the average white male
Between 1957-2000 the life expectancy of male Status Indians increased from 59.2 years to 69.5, compared to 70.3 to 76 for all white males
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a) What would happen if a woman with Indian Status marry a non Indian? b) What would happen if a man married a non-status woman?
a) She and her children would lose their status, and if she married a man from a different band, her status would automatically transfer to her husband's band. b) If a man married a non-status woman, he retained his status. His wife also gained status, even if she wasn't an Aboriginal person
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What happened in 1999?
The supreme court of Canada ruled that band members who live off reserves should be entitled to vote in band elections.
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What was George Manuel's Book called?
" The fourth world "