Glossary Flashcards
Aboriginal
The descendants of the original inhabitants of North America. First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples have unique heritages, languages, cultural practices, and spiritual beliefs. “Aboriginal” is also used in other parts of the world to refer to the first inhabitants of a given area.
Acadian
A Francophone citizen of Acadia
alliance
A union in which groups agree to trade and help each other resolve disputes
assembly line
A production method used in factories whereby an incomplete product is placed on a conveyor belt and, as the product moves down the line, each worker does one task on it; by the end of the line, the product is complete
assimilation
A process by which culture or individual is absorbed into a more dominant culture because of its overwhelming influence
authentic
Trustworthy and reliable; original, not a copy
baby boomer
One of the huge number of children
born in the years following the Second World War
(1945 to about 1960)
barter
The exchange of goods for other goods
rather than for money
bias
A personal like or dislike of something or
someone that is not necessarily based on fact
bicultural
Built on two cultures
bilingual
Fluent in two languages (of a person);
officially recognizing two languages (of a country)
bilingualism
A policy of recognizing two official
languages
Bill of Rights
A document created by the Métis Provisional Government and presented to the government of Canada that requested that Métis receive the rights enjoyed by other Canadians
Bishop
A high-ranking cleric; the head of the church in New France
Les Bleus
A group of conservative, business- oriented Canadiens in the Canadian Assembly in the 1850s who were in favour of co-operating with the English
