Vocab Chap 4

Question 1

Affirm

Answer 1

validating & expressing commitment to something

Question 2

Collective

Answer 2

Identity- shared identity of group of people
Rights- rights guaranteed to specific groups in Canada for historical and constitutional reasons (francophones, anglophones, aboriginal people)

Question 3

First Nations

Answer 3

recognized aboriginal people of Canada with collective & protected rights

Question 4

Section 35 / 1982 Constitution Act

Answer 4

existing aboriginal & treaty rights are recognized & affirmed

Question 5

Sovereignty

Answer 5

independence as people with a right to self government

Question 6

Annuity

Answer 6

annual payments

Question 7

Reserve

Answer 7

land for exclusive use of First Nations

Question 8

Entrenched/ing

Answer 8

fixing firmly within

Question 9

Patriate

Answer 9

bringing a country something that belongs to them

Question 10

Assimilation

Answer 10

becoming part of a different cultural group

Question 11

Ethnocentrism

Answer 11

believing ones culture is superior to others

Question 12

Indian Act

Answer 12

-Made rules about the lives of First Nations without consulting them (government believed they needed guidance)
-Tried to assimilate aboriginal traditions/culture
-Canadian gov appointed Indian agents to run reserves

Question 13

Language Phones

Answer 13

Anglophone- English speaking
Francophone- French speaking

Question 14

Official Languages

Answer 14

Minority- group speaking only 1 of Canada’s official language not making up majority of population in province/territory
Community- groups whose members speak the official Canadian language

Question 15

Publicly Funded

Answer 15

paid for with taxes & provided by government

Question 16

Scrip

Answer 16

a Metis historical document while Numbered Treaties were negotiated that could be exchanged for land

Question 17

Autonomy

Answer 17

authority to make decisions