Individual & Collective Rights Flashcards
(12 cards)
List the 6 sections of rights/freedoms guaranteed in the constitution
Give an example of each
Fundamental Freedoms
Mobility Rights
Equality Rights
Democratic Rights
Legal Rights
Official Language/Minority Language Rights
What was the original Indian Act intended to do?
What does it do today? Give examples
Assimilate First Nations
Regulates Indigenous status and treaty rights (self-government, reserves, hunting rights)
What are the 5 groups that have collective rights?
First Nations, Métis, Inuit
Anglophones, Francophones
What does sovereignty mean?
Independence and self-government separate from other groups/nations
Who do collective rights honour?
Canada’s founding peoples
What is ethnocentrism?
How does this tie into Indigenous history/studies?
The belief that one’s culture is superior to all other cultures
The Europeans were ethnocentric and assimilated Indigenous people because of this belief
What is an Indian agent?
A European hired to manage reserves and control Indigenous peoples rights/freedoms
What did Bill 101 intend to do?
3 p words….?
Made French the official language of Quebec
Preserve/protect/promote the French language
What is an annuity?
A fixed sum of money paid to someone each year
Do Métis have any historic treaties?
Do they have treaty rights?
No
Yes because they are inherent rights
What do Indigenous people believe about land?
It cannot be owned, sold or given up
What is scrip?
A document issued to Métis which could be exchanged for land
