week 11

Question 1

What are the 3 groups that are legally recognized as indigenous in Canada?

Answer 1

1) Indian
2) Inuit
3) Metis

Question 2

Define Indian act

Answer 2

• This act allowed the federal gov’t control over Indian status, land, resources, wills, education and band administration
• Treaty also outlined obligations and benefits for both parties
• Indian made a legal term

Question 3

Define inuit

Answer 3

• These are the founding people of what Canada is

- Occupies 4 regions known as intuit nunangat

Question 4

Define metis

Answer 4

• These people are descendants of Indian and European marriages

Question 5

What 3 categories would someone identify as metis?

Answer 5

1) Self identified
2) Has historic metis nation ancestry
3) Accepted by the metis nation

Question 6

Define treaties and their purpose

Answer 6

Treaties were alliances hat established relationships and were used long before Europeans arrived
- These treaties included trade, safe passage etc…

Question 7

Which constitution recognized aboriginal people?

Answer 7

The constitution act

Question 8

Define colonization to assimilation

Answer 8

Colonization intended to remove indigenous peoples from lands, suppress nations and gov’ts. Ex: Indian act, residential schools

Assimilation: social process of absorbing one cultural group into another

Question 9

Where was the first and last residential school?

Answer 9

First was in Quebec in the 1620s and last was 1996 in Saskatchewan

Question 10

What is the cree word to describe the effects of colonization?

Answer 10

Kitimakisowin

Question 11

What are 5 post traumatic areas that stemmed from residential schools/colonization?

Answer 11

1) Poverty due to marginalization
2) Poverty from poor education
3) Poverty from lack of support and recognition
4) Poverty from subsistence due to inadequate resources
5) Poverty of identity

Question 12

What are some SDOH for aboriginal people?

Answer 12

• Physical and social environments
• Access to quality health care
• Socio-economic status(income)
• Food insecurity

Question 13

What are the 3 R words used to describe the strength of aboriginal people?

Answer 13

Resistance, Resilience and Reclaiming

Question 14

Define spirituality and religion

Answer 14

• Spirituality: How person related to greater power. Spirituality is often a multifaceted topic with multiple connections
• Religion: an organizes way of expressing and nurturing spirituality through affiliations based on creeds.

Question 15

Define worldview

Answer 15

Set of core beliefs and meaning that we use to explain the world around us.

Question 16

Explain the T.R.U.S.T process in terms of spirituality w/patients

Answer 16

T: traditions? Spiritual practices

R: reconciliation? Any unresolved issues and how this might affect them

U: understandings? Personal beliefs and how they influence either (+) or (-)

S: searching? Existential and/or faith
questions prompted by current challenges

T: teachers? Spiritual/religious mentors the individual trusts to help sort relevant issues

Question 17

What are 5 needs to the dying?

Answer 17

1) To forgive
2) To be forgiven
3) To say goodbye
4) To give and receive love
5) Not to be alone

Question 18

What are the 7 first nations culture sacred?

Answer 18

1) The spirit
2) The circle
3) Harmony and balance
4) All my relations
5) Kindness/caring/respect
6) Earth connection
7) Path of life continuum
8) Language

Question 19

3 terms for traditional healing through identity

Answer 19

1) Spirit name
2) Clan
3) Colours