Cultural
Cultural contact
The interaction of two or more independent cultures
International trade
The exchange of raw materials, goods, and services among distant groups of people
Constitution
A system of basic principles by which a country is ruled
Historical fiction
Stories set in a specific time and place in history, sometimes using historical characters
Reserve
An area of land that is legally owned by the federal government but is set aside for the use of a specific First Nations group
World view
A philosophy of life and way of seeing the world
Silk Road
“The Silk Road” is a name given to the network of trading routes that lay between the Mediterranean and China.
Democracy
Government in which power is held by the people under a system of free
elections
ILO
International Labour Organization
Residential school
A boarding school set up for the purpose of educating and assimilating Aboriginal children
Colonial
Having to do with people from another country settling in and governing another land and its people
Company Land Grant
A region granted to a company for economic gain
Capitalism
An economic system based on free markets, private ownership of business and industry, and the profit motive
Raw material
A basic material that is used to produce goods. Ex: Wood to make a chair.
Indian Act
An act passed by the Canadian government in 1876 and amended (changed) several times since, which makes “Indians, and the lands reserved for the Indians” the responsibility of the government. Was made with the intent to assimilate First Nations
Anthropologist
A person who studies humans, their societies, and
customs
Industrialization
The shift of a country’s major economic activity from agriculture to manufacturing
Free market
An economy in which government does not interfere in business activities; supply and demand are not regulated, or are regulated with only minor restrictions
HBC
Hudson’s Bay Company
Annihilation
The act of completely destroying a people or thing
Archaeological
Having to do with archaeology, the study and analysis of human history and prehistory through the examination of physical remains
Imperialism
The policy of one country extending political, economic, or military control over another
Great Law of Peace
unwritten constitution of the Six Nations Confederacy. It ensured that all people, including women, participated equally in the government. It guaranteed certain rights and freedoms, including freedom of speech and the rights of the individual.
Sphere of Influence
A region in which an outside country influences or controls political or economic events for its own gain; this may have an impact on the culture of the region
Eurocentrism
The belief that European concerns, cultures, and values are superior to those of others
Monopoly
Occurred in the past when a monarch granted one individual or a single company the sole right to gather and trade in a particular good; today, monopolies exist when a business has no competition in a market, such as when a product or service is controlled by one company
Royal Commission
A committee appointed by the federal government to investigate and write a report about a specific topic
Protectorate
An area that ruled itself but was guided by another, more powerful, country
"The White Man's Burden"
The belief that it was the responsibility of western peoples to “uplift, civilize, and Christianize” the Indigenous peoples of the world.
Mercantilism
A Eurocentric economic policy whereby European monarchs increased their wealth through international trade
Entrepreneur
A person who sets up or finances a new business or industry to make a profit