unit 4: collective rights in Canada Flashcards
Collective identity
The shared identity of a group of peoples especially because of common language and culture
Collective rights
The rights guaranteed to specific groups on Canadian society for historical and constitutional reasons
Inherent rights
Rights with Origins in fundamental justice (passed down)
Reserve
Land for the exclusive use of F.N
Patriate
To bring to a country something that belongs to the country
Script
In métis history, a document could be exchanged for land and was offered to Metis
Ethnocentrism
The belief that ones culture is superior to all others
Annuity
An annual payment
Autonomy
Authority to make decisions
Metis
A person with a French and Indian origin that was passed down by parents
The term f.n applies to….
The diverse name of Aboriginal peoples who have the same collective rights and identity
Why did Britain create the numbered treaties?
Created the treaties with F.N becaus after the seven years war, it sought to establish control over lands in North America formally had been claimed by France
Why did British Columbia agree to join confederation
Had joined confederation with canada because Canada had decided to build a railway to link with B.C and open the west up to immigration
Why did F.N negotiated treaties
The F.N negotiated treaties because they wanted to avoid war with Canada’s government
Indian agents
Canada’s government appointed Indian agents to run the F.N reserves
Entrenching
Fixed firmly within
Anglophone
People whose first language is English
Francophone
People whose first language is French
Publicly funded
Paid for by taxes and provided by government
F.N perspective on residential schools
Took away our children and stole their rights
Changed the culture and freedoms if children by forcing them to assimilate
Violent way the educate children
Canadian governments perspective on residential schools
Way to assimilate the F.N to their culture
Still able to give education as mandatory due to government
Easy way to change the children’s point of view to assimilate the whole country eventually
Why did truedeu not agree with the rights of F.N in the constitution in 1982
Trudeau didn’t agree,at first, with including the rights of F.N, Metis and Inuit peoples in the constitution. He wanted aboriginals to be seen as equals to other Canadians
Only bilingual province in Canada
New Brunswick
Which groups were part of the historic treaties with Canada’s government
Francophones and Anglophiles were the two major groups in the historic treaties
Louis Riel
Louis riel led the northwest resistance, which had ended in conflict between the métis and Canada’s government. He was later hung got treason because of his leading in uprising
What did the government give the métis people instead of treaty status
An association in Alberta’s government passed the Metis Population Betterment Act, which established twelve temporary Métis settlements by providing land for the métis as a treaty
What are the differences between treaties 6,7,8
6: Canada had passed the Indian act which affected the F.N culture and independence
7: Canada’s government created residential schools to assimilate the culture of F.N children
8: Canada’s government began to cooper tar with federal, local and provincial governments to help with the benefits of F.N
Primary source
Created by people who physically saw or participated in the event that the information is based on
Secondary source
Information based on the event in which the person didn’t participate or experience in
Metis person
Is part French and part Indian
The Canadian government didn’t know wether or not to give métis both, either or no French and Indian rights
Bill 101
A law in Quebec that sets down rules for protecting and promoting the use of French language in Quebec
Which aboriginal group didn’t need a licence to fish and hunt
Metis didn’t need a licence to fish an hunt
In 2007 Alberta government put rules in place that restricted these rights from other peoples
Three examples of legislation that minority groups get that makes Canada unique
F.N get certain land and hunting rights that other groups in different provinces do not get
Canada’s government had the charter of rights and freedoms which lets is Canadian citizens inherent certain right and freedoms that other do not
Canada is bicultural country so we can speak and express our own cultures that other peoples can not in different places
