Lecture 2 Flashcards
(28 cards)
Indigenous nations across the globe are extremely diverse, but share some
overarching common characteristics:
- self-identification as indigenous group
- strong connection to natural resources and surrounding land
- have distinct social,kinship,legal,economic, and political systems
-have distinct culture, language, and beliefs systems
- maintain and develop their knowledge systems and practices as distinct people
What are indigenous groups
People that have inhabited a region/area at the time of another people/culture arriving
Similar global struggles of arrival of another ppl
-access to traditional lands and recognition of rights
- right to practice cultures, speak languages, engage in traditional economies, and poltical systems
How many indigenous ppl across the globe
400-475 million
90 countries
5,000 different ppls/ nations
Approximately what % of indigenous ppls live in Asia
70%
As of 2016 how many ppl are indig
1.7 million
5% of population
1-first nations
2-Michif/metis
3-Inuit
Top 3 amount of ppl that identify as indigenous in Canada
1- FIRST NATION
2- METIS/ MICHIF
3- INUIT
MICHIF means
Metis
Indigenous means
First peoples
In Canada, the term indigenous encompasses
First Nation, metis, Inuit
Aboriginal in Canada vs global
In Canada it’s same as indigenous (First Nations, metis, Inuit)
Not understood globally
When is aboriginal considered negative
Use it as a noun is bad
The aboriginals….. is bad (means primitive)
If u say “the aboriginal people” is good
Using indigenous over aboriginal
Indigenous means sprung from the land
-Emphasize connecting them to their homeland
-reinforces land claims
- encourages land acknowledgment
Inuit
Indigenous ppls from the arctic, Alaska and Greenland
Inuit meaning in Inuktitut
Means the people
1 person- inuk
2ppl- inuuk
3+ - inuit
When was the first Inuit circumpolar conference for Inuit rights and self determination
And what else happened
When was the charter signed
1977
Inuit was adopted to designate all Inuit groups in circumpolar region
Charter signed 1980
How many FN (First Nations) communities in Canada
630
How many FN nations in Canada
50+
How many FN languages in Canada
50+
What term is historically connected to the legal term INDIAN
First Nations
Where is the term Indian still present in legislation
Indian act
Indian status
Not suitable to use except quoting these contexts
Only suitable to use when referencing community organizations that use the term (Saskatoon Indian and metis friendship center)
What’s better to say than First Nations (A)
Then what’s better to say than A
Refer to specific nation
Dakota, Cree. Ojibwe. Dene suline. Haida
Then if u know it’s better to refer to self given name
Michif def
Refers to persons that have affiliation to the historic red river michif nation and are accepted and recognized by said community
Where does métis come from
French word metis which refers to mixed ancestry of metis ppl
