Unit 6: Aboriginal /Canadian Relations

Question 1

Colonialism

Answer 1

Colonialism was part of a global conflict over land and resources between European powers that lasted roughly from the fifteenth to the early-twentieth centuries.

Question 2

In order for European powers to exercise control over land and resources, it was generally easiest to firstly…

Answer 2

claim ownership

Question 3

What two distinctive Aboriginal groups are not considered “First Nations”?

Answer 3

The Inuits and the Métis

Question 4

four terms critical for you understanding groups within the Aboriginal population

Answer 4

Métis, Inuit, Status, and Non-Status

Question 5

the federal government had not involved itself in treaty negotiations with the Inuit peoples until…

Answer 5

the 1970s

Question 6

Who was an important force in negotiating Manitoba’s entry into Confederation, who has a unique cree/french origined language called ‘Michif’?

Answer 6

the Métis

Question 7

the federal government did not extend recognition of the Métis as Aboriginal persons until…

Answer 7

the 1980s

Question 8

The Royal Proclamation of 1763

Answer 8

This policy was in part intended to help intensify the British presence in the existing settled areas, while limiting the pressure on the Aboriginal populations and their land

Question 9

what did the The British North America Act, 1867 state?

Answer 9

This legislation assigned

“Indians, and Lands reserved for Indians” to the jurisdiction of the federal (national) government of the Dominion

Question 10

The Indian Act, 1876

Answer 10

where the difference between ‘status’ and ‘non-status’ Indians described in the previous screen was first outlined. Also set the foundations for the creation of a system of lands set aside for Aboriginal communities, called ‘reserves’

Question 11

Aboriginal ‘status’ was assigned based on the following criteria:

Answer 11

• Indians were male persons of Indian blood
• Who belonged to an Indian band recognized by federal government (the federal government only recognized bands which they had signed treaties with)
• The children of, or spouse of such a man were also considered Indians

Question 12

Who was not governed by the Indian Act?

Answer 12

Inuits

Question 13

How can an Indian person lose their status?

Answer 13

By marrying a non-indian

Question 14

When were Aboriginals granted the right to vote in Canadian elections?

Answer 14

1960

Question 15

THe Indian Act was referred to as what, as a policy proposal intended to generate discussion and feedback?

Answer 15

White paper