Indigenous Politics Flashcards
The Canadian system exists because of the ___ of certain groups of people.
Exclusion.
What are 6 major points in the 1986 UN definition of indigenous peoples?
- They must belong to a community.
- They must have a historical existence as a group before invasion/colonialism.
- They must have a claim to lands before colonialism.
- They must consider themselves distinct from other communities.
- Indigenous peoples are usually the non-dominant group.
- There must be a desire and an attempt to preserve culture, land, and practices.
What is a criticism of the UN definition for indigenous peoples?
Encourages the need for proof to prove ancestry.
Indigenous populations should be considered as people, not only as an ___ ___.
Ethnic group.
Indigenous groups should be able to determine…
Who is indigenous and who is not.
What is self determination?
Self governance. Right to freely determine political status, and social and cultural development.
What is self identification?
Identifying yourself indigenous.
Self ___ and self ___ are important to indigenous identity.
Determination, identification.
What are 5 things that need to be considered when looking at self determination?
- There is a connection to descendants.
- Distinct history that can be traced to written/oral accounts.
- Cultural attachment to land.
- Vulnerability as a result of colonialism.
- Desire of the people to continue to live in evolving traditional ways.
Self determination cannot come at the cost of…
The sovereignty of the state.
How can self determination be implemented?
The right to control territory and natural resources, social organizations, and decision making in institutions.
What is Idle No More?
A reaction to actions of Harper and Bill C-45, which was an omnibus bill.
What is an omnibus bill?
There are so many ifferent things that it becomes difficult to separate the different elements.
