8 Myths

Question 1

Indigenous peoples are all the same:
What are the 3 groups of indigenous peoples?

Answer 1

First Nations, Inuit and Metis

Question 2

Indigenous peoples are all the same:
What is the legal standing of a person registered under the indian act called ?

Answer 2

Status indian

Question 3

Indigenous peoples are all the same:
How many bands are there and how many reserves

Answer 3

600 bands, 2000 reserves

The differences between the groups: They each have their own unique history, culture, traditions, stories, teachings and worldviews

Question 4

Indigenous peoples already have ample reserve lands and resources:
what are reserves

Answer 4

Reserves are land set aside by the Gouvernement for use by First Nations

Question 5

Indigenous peoples already have ample reserve lands and resources:
Lands aknowledged as First Nation make up less than ___ of Canada
How much %

Answer 5

1%

Question 6

Indigenous peoples already have ample reserve lands and resources:
___ refer to an area that a nation has occupied and used for many generations, long before reserve borders were imposed by the indian act

Answer 6

Traditional lands

Other info: when reserves where designated, traditional usage and ceremonial sites were not always considered. Some nations were relocated to reserves in areas that were completely alien to their traditional lands

Question 7

Indigenous peoples can do whatever they want with their reserve lands and resources: for this myth to be true, all indigenous peoples in Canada would live on reserves. In reality, only First Nations were given reserves under the Indian act; ___ and ___ have no reserves

Answer 7

Inuit and metis

Question 8

Indigenous peoples can do whatever they want with their reserve lands and resources: what can the Canadian government do on their reserve land without the consent of the nation?

Answer 8

Build railways, highways, pipelines

Question 9

Indigenous peoples can do whatever they want with their reserve lands and resources:
Do the members of the reserve own the minerals found there?

Answer 9

No they do not

Question 10

Indigenous peoples can do whatever they want with their reserve lands and resources: indigenous fishing grounds and their resources have been restricted by provincial and federal regulations. (There are no answers to this one)

Answer 10

None

Question 11

Indigenous people living on reserves get free housing: do not answer just read

Answer 11

The Canada mortgage and housing corporation offers many programs to assist both indigenous and non indigenous people meet their housing needs.
For indigenous people, the assistance programs are only applicable for dwellings on reserve lands

Question 12

Indigenous people living on reserves get free housing: the housing programs for indigenous people are mainly designed to give low income families access to ___ housing

Answer 12

Rental housing

Question 13

Indigenous people living on reserves get free housing: about bands (just read)

Answer 13

Bands and First Nations that meet criteria apply to a bank for conventional mortgage funds to finance the social housing construction
- the band rents the housing units to its members and maintains the mortgage

Question 14

Indigenous people living on reserves get free housing: the size(read)

Answer 14

There is no room for expansion, when the space available reaches its maximum capacity, that’s it, which makes accommodating population growth a challenge

Question 15

Indigenous people living on reserves get free housing: are indigenous the fastest growing population?

Answer 15

Yes, with more than half the population under the age of 25
This means the additional challenge of available building space will become an issue on some reserves

Question 16

Indigenous peoples don’t pay taxes in Canada: this myth is proclaimed frequently, and is presented that indigenous peoples have a massive tax advantage over others in Canada. In order for this myth to be true, all indigenous people would be exempt from paying taxes but in reality, only ___ are.

Answer 16

Status Indians. All others have to pay taxes

Question 17

Indigenous peoples don’t pay taxes in Canada: status Indians are also exempted from GST on things bought from business located on reserves. In some provinces, there are certain exemptions such as cars which must be registered on a reserve in order to be tax exempt (no answer)

Answer 17

None

Question 18

Indigenous peoples don’t pay taxes in Canada: most tax exemptions only apply to status Indians (637,660) who live or work on a reserve.
Less than 1% of the Canadian population are exempt from paying certain taxes.
Indians who present their status card when purchasing gas on reserve are tax exempt. This does not apply to gas purchased off reserve. (No answer)

Answer 18

No answer

Question 19

Indigenous peoples receive free post secondary education: all indigenous people are not eligible for funding. Only ___ are eligible to receive funding for post secondary education through the indigenous and northern affairs funding

Answer 19

Status Indians

Question 20

Indigenous peoples receive free post secondary education: the student also has to apply to the band office of their home community. The number of applications for funding frequently exceed the available. Some communities have waiting lists, and those on the lists will probably never be funded (no answer!

Answer 20

None

Question 21

Residential schools are ancient history: the policy behind the schools has now been aknowledged as cultural genocide

80,00 survivors (no answer) very brief

Question 22

There is no connection between indigenous unemployment and indigenous health and social problems:

Answer 22

There is because they may be living in poor housing units, live in poverty, and more