C4- Collective Rights Flashcards
collective rights:
group rights held by a group rather then by it’s members
collective identity:
a group often expressed through the group’s cultural’s and social customs and traditions
affirm:
state as a fact; assert strongly and publicly
annuity:
a series of payment made at equals intervals
assimilate:
take in (information, ideas or culture) and understand fully
Who holds collective rights in Canada?
- Aboriginal peoples
- Metis
- First Nations
- Inuit - Francophones
- Anglophones
publicly funded:
financial support; revenue generated by a local, state or federal government
autonomy:
the right or condition of self-government
sovereignty:
supreme power or authority
ethnocentrism:
the belief that one;s culture is superior to the others culture
Why do some groups have these rights and others don;’t?
-collective rights recognize the founding peoples of Canada because Canada would not exist today without the contribution of these peoples
What legislation relates to the collective rights of First Nations?
- Royal Proclamation of 1763
- Numbered Treaties
- Indian Act
Royal Proclamation of 1763:
recognized First Nations rights to land and established the
principle of creating treaties
Numbered Treaties:
First Nations agreed to share their lands and reserves in education, reserves, amuties and other items
Indian Act:
a way for the government to administer Treaty rights to Treaty peoples
- created officials for each reserve (Indian Agents)
- defined who may be registered as an “status Indian”
status Indian:
a person who is registered as an Indian under the Indian Act
- aimed to assimilate the First Nations people
- had to give up treaty rights to vote
What collective rights do official language have under the Charter?
- Sec. 16 to 20 establish French and English as official languages
- Sec. 23 establish minority language education rights
- minority language groups has the right to publicly fund schools that serve their language community
What legislation relates to the collective rights of the Metis?
- Manitoba Act
- Metis Population Betterment Act
- Constitution Act
Manitoba Act:
- established land rights
- scrip was issued instead of establishing the land rights
Metis Population Betterment Act:
-established 12 temporary settlements in Alberta
Constitution Act:
-recognized the Metis as 1 of Canada’s Aboriginal people with rights
