Module Four Flashcards
What are the three different kinds of indigenous rights
Inherent
Treaty
Aboriginal
What are inherent rights?
Born with the right. Indigenous people have a certain right because they are indigenous.
What is a treaty right?
Rights agreed upon under the treaties.
What are aboriginal rights?
All rights included in the two constitutions.
Everyone but who have treaty rights?
Metis
What are the two land claim agreements?
Specific and comprehensive
What are comprehensive land claims?
Included those based upon the native occupation of their traditional lands not dealt with by treaty or other means
What are specific land claims?
Include those in which a treaty, agreement, or statute had been violated
What is the biggest comprehensive land claim?
The creation of Nunavut as a territory in 1998
What was the Indian register?
Those entitled to become Indians which was watched by the register and had power to add or delete names.
What is the definition of enfranchisement?
The loss of Indian status upon acquisition to the right to vote and obtain full citizenship in Canada.
What were some of the social movements that included indigenous people?
Civil rights movement
Women’s rights movement
American Indian movement
What was the Hawthorn Report of 1967?
A survey of the contemporary Indians of Canada in terms of economic, political, and educational needs and policies
What was the white paper formally known as?
Statement of the government of Canada in Indian policy of 1969
What was the intention of the white paper of 1969?
achieve equality of all Canadians by eliminating “Indian” as a legal status in the Indian act
