Definitions to key words
Accountability
To be responsible for you actions
The constitution defines “the Indian, Inuit, and Métis peoples of Canada.” as
Indigenous peoples
I hate that people through their trash here and there!!! So I started a whole recycling team!!
Grassroots Organization
Lets quickly brainstorm about how to solve some problems in court. :)
Give us three
Grassroots
A team working together to solve an issue by forming an organization, like the environment!!
Gives federal government power over Aboriginal people as well as land
British North America Act
I now am the primer and I have to be________for my citizens.
What is a three reasons Activists protest against companies and the government
Deforestation,
Charged
When you are accused of committing a crime; and you have to do something to repay them.
First Nations had the right to make decisions for themselves. They lost these rights in the year of
1867
When people make a organization to work for a common cause.
Coalition
What are four things the judge would do in court?
1. Give everyone a chance to share their point of view.
2. Make sure that everyone understands each other.
3.Look for something that everyone will agree on.
4. Look for compromises that will work for both sides.
Status
A person has certain collective rights because he or she is Métis or belongs to a First Nation.
This commission deals with First Nations land claims
Indian Claims Commission
There is a certain group that gets to do certain things like the Indigonous. What do they have?
They have status :)
Métis hunting, fishing, and trapping rights are protected by the
Constitution Act
stakeholder
A person who is a part of an issue
First Nations exchange land ownership for certain payments and rights from federal government through how many treaties in total?
11
I did one small thing in an issue and for some reason I have to go to court?
Stakeholder
This case gave French minority language parents a right to participate in the management of their children’s education and the schools in which their children are taught.
The Mahé v. Alberta Case