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Chapters 3 and 4 Flashcards

1
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What does CORAF stand for?

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Charter Of Rights And Freedoms. which was created to protect our rights and freedoms.

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what is the difference between individual and collective rights?

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-collective rights are rights for a group of people, while individual rights are rights for individuals.

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The CORAF is included in the constitution. What is the Constitution?

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-the constitution sets out the framework on how Canada should be governed.

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what are all the individual rights?

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  • fundamental freedoms (example the right to express your own opinions)
  • democratic rights (the right to vote after you turn 18)
  • mobility rights (the right to move anywhere in Canada)
  • legal rights (the right to be free of imprisonment, search and seizure without reasons backed by law and evidence)
  • equality rights (the right to be free of discrimination because of, race, , gender, religion, age, ect
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What are collective rights?

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Are rights that belong to a group of people that are enriched into our constitution.the purpose being to protect the collective identity. Collective rights are part of the dynamic relationship between Canada’s government and citizens.

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What are the results of collective rights?

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aboriginal—–COLLECTIVE RIGHTS—–francophone and anglophones= Canada’s constitution

-inuit=
-Canadas constitution
-modern treaties
-Metis=
-Canadas constitution
-modern treaties
-Manitoba act
-first nations=
-Indian act
-historic and modern treaties
Canadas constitution

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FIRST NATIONS

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YAY!

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What are numbered treaties and what did they do?

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  • a number treaty is a historic agreement that effects the identity and rights of the first nations
  • have roots to the royal proclamation of 1763
  • other laws also effect the collective rights of first nations
  • the numbered treaties were also an agreement between the Queen and the first nations
  • the agreement is sacred and cannot be changed without their agreement
  • people have different interpretations and perspectives of the treaties
  • government believed that they gave up their land but many first nations disagree
  • they recorded it in their own language
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What are the reasons of creating the number treaties?

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  • to avoid war
  • secure future
  • land rights
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What is the Indian Act and what did it do?

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  • numbered treaties confirmed that is the Canadian governments duty to protect collective rights of first nations, so they created this act to protect their rights.
    this act affirmed collective rights of first nations
    -dates from 1876
    -the act defines who may be registered as status Indians with treaty rights
  • act originally aimed to assimilate first nations
    -pressure from the first nations caused the Canadian government to revise it several times
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Francophones and Anglophones

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yippy!!

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Charter of rights official language groups:

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  • official bilingualism
  • section 16-20 establish french and english as the official languages of Canada
  • also establishes New Brunswick as an official bilingual province
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Minority Language Rights:

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-section 23 says that any province has the right to fund english and french speaking schools.

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Where did the charter of rights of official language groups come from?

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  • -francophone rights are part of what made the confederation
  • under the British North American Act
  • made english and french official languages of parliament
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What did the the Manitoba act do?

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  • Metis lands would be protected but all other land was Canadas property
  • ended catholic school funding
  • become a bilingual province
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In 1982 what did Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau do?

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  • he sought to patriate Canadas constitution and renew Canadas commitment to official language rights so he considered section 23, so in 1982 the CORAF became part of the constitution
    this resulted in:
    -publicly funding francophone schools in Alberta
    -Francophones outside of Quebec have established more than 25 school boards including 5 in Alberta
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what did Quebecs government do in 1977?

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-passed bill 101 which set down rules for protecting and promoting the use of french in Quebec

18
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Metis

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So excited!!

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What are the Metis?

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  • are one of Canadas aboriginal peoples
  • unlike first nations the Metis do not have any historic treaties
  • the Metis think that their right to land is important
  • inherent rights are rights they have since they are first peoples
  • are represented by many organizations
  • 2 perspectives, the Metis Nation of Alberta, and the Metis Settlement General Council
20
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What is the timeline for Metis collective rights?

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-Metis led red river resistance resulted in the Manitoba act
which gave them land rights
-government issued a scrip to the Metis instead of establishing Metis lands in Manitoba. you either accept the scrip or become treaty Indians under a number treaty
-Northwest resistance sought to protect Metis land which is now present day Saskatchewan
-established farms at St Paul Des Metis
-Quebec lobby group lobbied government to set aside land for Metis, which resulted in 12 temporary settlements
-settlements did not let Metis have control over the land when it became suitable
-Metis than lobbied for recognition of Metis rights in Canadas constitution
-Metis received settlements as permanent land
-supreme court ruled that Metis can hunt and fish
-the 2 organizations agreed with the Alberta government that the Metis could hunt and fish for food and did not need a license
-the Metis in Manitoba launched a court case seeking compensation for land promised but not being delivered in the Manitoba Act

21
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what are two cause and effects for any of the three groups who went into internment in world war 1 and/or two.

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The internment of Ukrainian Canadians
Cause=8,000 people were arrested and sent to camp
Cause=seized homes and possessions
effect= 2005 passed the internment person of Ukraine Origin recognition act

22
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What is collective rights and collective identity?

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  • collective rights arerights guaranteed to specific groups in canadian society for historic or constitutional reasons
  • collective identity is the shared identity of a group of people
23
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What is first nations and indians?

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First nations= name for diverse aboriginal poeples in constitution
Indians= first nations of north america

24
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What is anuity?

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  • an anual payment under the number treaties
25
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What are the francophone and anglophones

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Franocophones= first launguage french
Anglophones= first launguage english

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