Next Set Flashcards
How many indigenous people were there in Canada at the time of the contract and what is the estimated number
500,000 and 2 million
Hallmarks of civilization and its importance
Governance, economics, socialization, education and health
Section 35 (2) of the Canadian Constitution (1982) acknowledges three Aboriginal categories
Métis
Inuit
Indian
Defined by First Nations/bands
First Nation/Band Membership
Descendants of those who negotiated Treaties with the Crown in Right of Canada
Treaty First Nations
How many year have indigenous people inhabited this region
Approximately 11,000 years
Who are indigenous people in sk
Dene
Plains and Woodland Cree
Saulteaux (plains Ojibwe)
Assiniboine
Sioux
Métis
The federal government has jurisdiction over “Indians and lands reserved for Indians”
Section 91(24)
How do we know there is not static history in Indigenous studies
They are not frozen in time
They are modern people
What is often referred to as traditional or primitive us a misnomer
5 hallmarks of civilization
Governance, economics, socialization, education and health
Characters of colonization
Racism
Oppression
Cultural genocide
Assimilation
5 stage model of colonization
Steady state
First encounter
Imposition of colonial relations
Manifestation of internalized colonialism
Decolonization
