Aboriginal Peoples Flashcards
Who are the Métis?
The Métis are the descendants of French or English men who came to work in the fur trade and married Aboriginal women. 30% of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada are Métis.
What does the word Inuit mean?
“The People” in Inuktitut
Aboriginal People’s Rights
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms says that it will keep all of the promises in other agreements made with Aboriginal Peoples
What were residential schools and when did they operate?
Operated from the 1800s through 1980s. They were schools that the Canadian government put Indigenous children in. Children were forcibly removed from their parents and were often far away from their communities. Students were not allowed to speak their own languages and some were physically abused. In 2008, the Canadian government apologized for this treatment.
What are territorial rights?
The Constitutional right for Aboriginal Peoples to own the land they lived on. In 1763, King George III promised this to Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.
Who are Inuit Peoples?
Aboriginal Peoples who live in small towns and communities across the Arctic. Only 4% of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada are Inuit.
Who are First Nations?
Indigenous (Aboriginal) Peoples who are not Inuit or Métis.
Half of the First Nations peoples live on reserves.
What are reserves?
Land where many Indigenous Peoples live. The government legally owns this land. There are around 600 communities in Canada.
Who are the three main Indigenous / Aboriginal groups in Canada?
Inuit, Métis, and First Nations
What does Indigenous/Native/Aboriginal Peoples refer to?
The people who lived in Canada before Europeans arrived. At the time, Native Peoples lived off the land, hunted, gathered food, and raised crops.
Name two Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
Cree, Dene, Iroquois, Sioux, Nuu-chah-nulth, Tsilhqot’in, Nisga’a, Anishinabe… (First Nations)
Métis, Inuit
Over 630 First Nations alone!
How many First Nations are there in Canada?
over 630
Who are Cree & Dene?
Native Peoples who lived in the northwest part of Canada. They were hunter-gatherers prior to European arrival.
Who are the Iroquois?
Native Peoples who hunted and farmed. A confederation of six individual First Nations: Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Tuscarora. They were the enemies of the Algonquin, Montagnais, and Huron First Nations.
They lived mainly in southern Ontario and Quebec and northern New York State.
Who are the Sioux?
The Sioux are a First Nation in Canada. They were nomadic prior to colonization. They followed the buffalo (bison) heard.
