Week 8 Flashcards
Appropriate terminology for indigenous peoples
-indigenous
-aboriginal
-first nations
-metis
-inuit
-indian (only for legal designation)
Inappropriate terminology for indigeous peoples
-native
-indian (for non legal designation)
Colonialism
-policy or practice of acquiring full or partial control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically
Colonial policies and institutions in canada
-constitution act
-indian act
-relocation of inuit communities
-residential schools
-sixties scoop
-missing and murdered indigenous women and girls
What was the constitution act about
-federal parliament has control over all indians and their land
What was the indian act about
-gives control and management of reserve lands to federal government
-limits right to vote
-loss of self-governance
-undermined role and status of women
What would happen under the indian act if you voted
-would lose “indian status”
What is an “indian agent”
-indian people who lived on reserves but represented government
-in charge of all food, and travel outside of reserve
What would happen under the indian act if you married a non-indian status
-would lose “indian status” and your kids would not have status
Residential schools purpose
-take the “indian out of the child”
What was the sixties scoop
-in one decade, 1/3 of indigenous children were taken from families
How do indigenous people in canada access health care
-provincial/territorial health care systems
-federal government
-self governance and community directed initiatives
What are examples of provinical/territorial health care systems
-physicians and hospitals
-non-indigenous specific community health centers
-indigenous programming at mainstream organizations
What are examples of receiving health care through federal government
-non-insured health benefits (NIHB)
What are examples of self-governance and community-directed initiatives
-on reserve services and programs
-urban indigenous health centers
-BC first nations health authority
