Collective Rights In Canada Flashcards
Affirm
To confirm something
What are collective rights in Canada?
Rights given to specific groups. French, First Nations, Métis
Who are First Nations?
indigenous people of Canada
Who are aboriginals?
An umbrella term for Inuit, Metis and First Nations
Francophone
A person who’s predominant language is French
Anglophone
A person who’s predominant language is English
What are residential schools?
Schools that housed First Nations children. They tried to assimilate them to western culture but many students died from physical and sexual abuse and harsh living environments.
What does it mean to assimilate?
To conform or adjust to the customs and attitudes of another group
What is an Inuit?
Native people living in northern Canada
What are numbered treaties
Agreements between the queen of England and the First Nations. First Nations people gave up land and got rights to basic resources
What is a reservation?
Area of land for First Nations people to live
What are annuities?
A form of payment to the First Nations
What is ethnocentrism?
One cultures beliefs is better than another
Billingialism
The ability to speak two different languages colloquially
What is bill 101
Created 5 years before the charter was passed, made French the official language of Quebec and made French the only language allowed in courts, encouraged in business, and education unless their mother tongue is English
