8 Myths Flashcards
Indigenous peoples are all the same:
What are the 3 groups of indigenous peoples?
First Nations, Inuit and Metis
Indigenous peoples are all the same:
What is the legal standing of a person registered under the indian act called ?
Status indian
Indigenous peoples are all the same:
How many bands are there and how many reserves
600 bands, 2000 reserves
The differences between the groups: They each have their own unique history, culture, traditions, stories, teachings and worldviews
Indigenous peoples already have ample reserve lands and resources:
what are reserves
Reserves are land set aside by the Gouvernement for use by First Nations
Indigenous peoples already have ample reserve lands and resources:
Lands aknowledged as First Nation make up less than ___ of Canada
How much %
1%
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
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
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
Inuit and metis
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?
Build railways, highways, pipelines
Indigenous peoples can do whatever they want with their reserve lands and resources:
Do the members of the reserve own the minerals found there?
No they do not
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)
None
Indigenous people living on reserves get free housing: do not answer just read
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
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
Rental housing
Indigenous people living on reserves get free housing: about bands (just read)
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
Indigenous people living on reserves get free housing: the size(read)
There is no room for expansion, when the space available reaches its maximum capacity, that’s it, which makes accommodating population growth a challenge
Indigenous people living on reserves get free housing: are indigenous the fastest growing population?
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
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.
Status Indians. All others have to pay taxes
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)
None
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)
No answer
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
Status Indians
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!
None
Residential schools are ancient history: the policy behind the schools has now been aknowledged as cultural genocide
80,00 survivors (no answer) very brief
There is no connection between indigenous unemployment and indigenous health and social problems:
There is because they may be living in poor housing units, live in poverty, and more
