Social Collective Rights VOCAB Flashcards
Sovereignty
For one group/place to govern themselfs
Separation
When the government branches separate
Affrim
to validate and express commitment to something
Collective Identity
a shared sense of belonging to a group
Collective rights
rights held by a group as a whole rather than individually by its members
First Nations
The first people to live in Canada
Annuity
a contract that requires regular payments for more than one full year to the person entitled to receive the payments
Reserve
A place the government set aside for the First Nations to live
Assimilate
a highly intensive process necessitating constant surveillance of people’s lives, judged according to non-Indigenous standards.
Individual Rights
freedoms that cannot be taken away by another person or the government
Ethnocentrism
the belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own ethnic group or culture
The Indian Act
Aboriginal title and rights, as well as Treaty rights for those First Nations who have entered treaties with the Crown
Anglophone
a person who speaks English, especially in countries where other languages are also spoken
Francophone
someone who speaks French, especially someone who speaks it as their first language.
Proclamation
a public announcement about something important, often about something of national importance
