Indigenous rights

Question 1

changes in relation to Aboriginal people in the constitution act

Answer 1

• recognized indigenous rights
• right to land
• promises crown to different groups (treaty rights)

Question 2

main events and consequences of the Oka crises

Answer 2

• set forward a more purposeful assertion of rights by indegenous people in canada in the following years
• oka wanted a bigger golf course on sacred land
• kanesatake ppl resisted

consequence
- more awareness of indigenous land and treaty rights
- exposed how racist canadian soceity was

Question 3

Paix des brave

Answer 3

• an agreement between the cree and quebec
• they shared revenues and joint management of mining, forestry and hydroelectricity on traditional cree land

Question 4

when, and whats the cultural importance of the creation of nunavut

Answer 4

• april 1, 1999
• where most indigenous people live now

Question 5

challenges of reconciliation

Answer 5

• cooperation with the federal government
• lack of clear objectives
• hard to understand the history