Vocabulary
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How are collective rights different than individual rights
Collective rights are for groups of people (written in the constitution) and individual rights are for independent people
1876 Law gave the federal government control over many aspects of First Nations life.
Indian Act
This term describes someone that is French
Francophone
These got affirmed after the creation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Metis Rights
What does "entrenching" mean?
fixing firmly within
Why do some groups have collective rights and not others?
These agreements were made between First Nations people and the government to share land
Numbered Treaties
This province is the only officially bilingual province in Canada?
New Brunswick
What religion and cultural background were Metis?
Catholic and Francophone
Federal legislation related to the rights and status of First Nations peoples
Indian Act
What groups hold Collective rights in Canada?
First Nations, Metis, Inuit, Francophones and Anglophones
This federal government policy was to provide First Nations with an education
Residential Schools
Francophones in Alberta are considered this because they do not make up the majority of speaking population.
Official Language Minority
As an Indigenous people of Canada, the Metis consider rights to land and rights to use the land in traditional ways as "_________ __________"
Inherent Rights
Define Assimilation
become part of a different cultural group
What is collective identity?
the shared identity of a group of people; especially because of a common language or culture
What are 2 reasons why First Nations and Canada negotiated the Numbered Treaties?
"the building of a railroad across Canada, the avoidance of war, First Nations wanted to secure their social and economic future which had been damaged due to smallpox and the eradication of the buffalo, and the Royal Proclamation of 1763 guaranteed the rights of First Nations to lang which needed to be negotiated through treaties."
Anglophones in Quebec can attend publicly funded schools because of this Charter Protection.
These "tickets" to land were given to Metis families instead of reserve land
Scrips
define ethnocentrism
The belief that one's culture is superior to all other cultures
What is the purpose of collective rights?
Balance the protection of minority groups with the protection of individual rights
A Major goal of the Indian Act was to force this process on First Nations peoples.
Assimilation
This 1977 Law created to protect and promote the French Language in Quebec
Bill 101 - Charter of the French Language
This 1870 act created ____________ and promised land rights to the Metis
Manitoba Act