Land Claims
What is a Land claim?
A legal declaration of ownership of land
These arguments between the government and Indigenous communities often outline land rights, protection, and rights. What is the definition of this?
Treaties
The Indian Act was first created in this year.
1876
Many modern-day treaties have the right to make decisions about one's people and land. What is this the definition of?
Self-Government
Nunavut
This treaty focused more on peace and friendship rather than surrendering land. What is this treaty known as?
The Peace and Friendship Treaty
The Indian Act enforced a system where Indigenous Children were placed in schools to assimilate them. What is this system?
Residential Schools
What is the major Canadian commission that investigated the impact of residential schools?
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Nunavut was formed from an agreement with this Indigenous group
Inuit
These treaties were signed between 1871 and 1921 are known by numbers and cover large parts of Canada what are these treaties called.
Numbered Treaties
What year was the Indian Act abolished?
1985 / Still exists
Cultural Preservation
Land rights are critical for Indigenous communities to determine their government and laws what is this practice known by.
Self-determination
This treaty in 1763 recognized that Indigenous people had rights to their land.
Royal Proclamation
The position issued by the government that controlled reserve life under the Indian Act
Indian Agent
This legal process allows Indigenous people to reclaim the land that was taken from them in the past.
Natural Resources
The Treaty 6 clause is referred to as the "medicine chest clause" which promised access to this service.
Health Care
Many Indigenous people had to give up their culture to gain this legal right.
The right to vote
The TRC's Call to Action addresses issues in education, justice and ...
Health