Chapter 9

Question 1

Enfranchisement

Answer 1

*A legal process for terminating a person’s Indian status and conferring full Canadian citizenship.
* Attempted to assimilate the first nations
* One person agreed, but was denied

Question 2

Indian Act

Answer 2

*Governs matters related to Indian status, First Nations governments, and reserve lands
* Enacted on April 12th,1876
* Doesn’t include Metis/Inuit peoples
* Has been amended in 1951 and 1985

Question 3

The White Paper

Answer 3

*Proposed to abolish treaties and several other legal documents that differentiated the First Nations from being Canadian
* violated rights of Indigenous peoples
* Assimilative due to failure of considering Indigenous perspectives
* Developed in 1969

Question 4

The Red Paper

Answer 4

*Successful rejection of the White Paper’s Proposals developed by the First Nations governance system
DEFENDED:
1. Treaty Rights
2. Indigenous Land Rights
3. Self-Determination and access to public services

Question 5

Aboriginal Collective Thought

Answer 5

*Refers to the shared worldview and values amonsgt the Indigenous peoples
* Emphasizes that everything and everyone is connected, including people, objects, and the environment.

Question 6

Contemporary Land Claims

Answer 6

*Negotiated agreements between INdigenous peoples and the Canadian government to address unresolved issues of Aboriginal rights.
* Claims occurred in areas where historic treaties weren’t signed or where Aboriginal rights have not been legally addressed

Question 7

Royal Commission on Aboriginals

Answer 7

• A significant Canadian intiative established in 1991 to imrove relations between the Aboriginal peoples and Canadians