Indigenous People Flashcards
Seigneur
Someone who the king treated well. They were usually a male soldier.
Two examples of push/pull factor
Pull
- job opportunities
- family
Push
- war
- unemployment
Haudenosaunee
The Haudenosaunee is made up of 6 groups of indigenous people who came together to make important decisions, promote peace, and stop the fighting.
Why were the Chinese unwelcome in Canada?
They were unwelcome in Canada because they only had to pay the tax to get into Canada while other people didn’t, and they were treated poorly.
Indian Act
The Indian Act was formed in 1876 to force the Indigenous people to forget their culture and be like ‘regular canadians’
Discrimination
Discrimination means to treat someone unfairly based on their race, gender, age, culture, or religion.
Residential Schools
They were created so that they could teach Indigenous children the ‘ Canadian way of life ‘ which meant the English language, Roman Catholic religion, and how to become a farmer.
What did the English rename New France?
Canada
In which province was New France?
Quebec
Do you think the treaties were made fair?
No because they stole their land and only gave a small amount of money and land in return.
What is a reserve?
A reserve is a small piece of land that the First Nations lived on. They could continue their way of living without rules on hunting, fishing, or paying taxes to the government.
Why did people immigrate to Canada?
Potato famine, American Revolution/Loyalists, and poverty.
Chinese Head Tax
It meant that the Canadian Government made Chinese people pay a tax to get into Canada to work on a railroad and get treated unfairly.
Which community lived in Canada before the Europeans?
The Indigenous/ First Nations
Emmigration/Immigration
E- someone moves out of a country
I- someone permanently moving to a new country
