treaty test Flashcards
an agreement between two states that has been formally concluded and ratified is the definition of?
a treaty
one of the first known treaty is from
1450
there are how many major groups of first nation treaties
3
peace and friendship treaties were signed between what years
1725-1779
who was the first group of natives to sign a peace and friendship treaty
mi’kmaq
the royal proclamation was written in
1763
peace and friendship treaties did which of the following
saw no native land surrendered to (europeans/britain/canada)
which treaty/document is considered the “Indian Bill of Rights”
royal proclamation
what gave the government control/power over first nations
constitution act
specific land claims didn’t start till what year
1973
when was the first treaty made in ontario
1776
the province of canada treaties were needed from a british/canadian perspective because?
land for mining
the vancouver island treaties were made in what years
1850-1854
when was the north west territories established
1868
the indian act created how many categories of “Indian Status”
3
how many years did it take the nisga’a people to get their land claim settled
113
which treaty gave natives a “medicine chest”
treaty #6
which is the only treaty that gave native families their own land (reservation)
treaty #8
what was the first native political activist group to be established
the league of indians of canada
which land claims are hardest to settle? the one’s in _____ canada
southern
“aboriginal rights” are established in canada because
natives long-standing use and occupancy of the land
the right to use and benefit from the land is the definition of?
usufructuary right
up until 1951 who had to give natives permission to bring a claim against the canadian government
canadian government
when did Britain gain supreme control of north america
1763
which one of the following is NOT a way to create a specific land claim
the canadian government forcing first nations to go to residential schools
