m5s1: Introdcution To Indigenous Peoples And Communities

Question 1

What land does queens resign on

Answer 1

-dish with one spoon wampum belt covenant, an agreement between Iroquois confederacy and confederacy of the ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes
-Kingston community reflects the roots of anishinaabek and haudenosaunee roots
-significant Métis community and first peoples from other nations across turtle island present here today

Question 2

Land acknowledgments

Answer 2

-thoughtful and formal statements either verbally or textually respect and recognize the indigenous peoples of the territory you are on as traditional stewards of the land
-recognize the perpetual and enduring relationship between indigenous peoples and their traditional territories
-important as honours and expresses gratitude to indigenous people who have been working and living on land and demonstrates understand history and where fit in history

Question 3

Indigenous people

Answer 3

-those who inhabited a country or region prior to arrival of later settlers and immigrants
-5000 to 6000 different indigenous groups in 70 countries
-represent approx. 300-350 million indigenous peoples globally (about 5% of worlds population)

Question 4

Nomenclature for indigenous peoples of Canada

Answer 4

-common to refer to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis as three broad groups of indigenous people, each with unique histories, languages, cultures and spiritual beliefs
-1.6 to 1.7 million indigenous people in Canada, but vary depending on how they are defined
-according to federal government, 630 First Nation communities in Canada, with over 50 nations and 50 indigenous languages

Amendments in 1982 section 35 of Canadian constitution made to formally recognizing indigenous people in Canada as:
First Nations
Treaty Indians
Non-treaty Indians
Inuit
Métis

Question 5

First Nations

Answer 5

First Nations is a term used to describe indigenous people in Canada who are not Métis or Inuit

Question 6

Inuit

Answer 6

Indigenous people of the arctic

Question 7

Métis

Answer 7

Collective of cultures and ethnic identities derived from mixed European and indigenous ancestry

Question 8

Breakdown of indigenous people in Canada

Answer 8

*2016

First Nations - 977, 230 (58.4%)
Métis - 587, 545 (35.1%)
Inuit - 65, 025 (3.9%)
Multiple indigenous identities - 21, 310 (1.3%)
Other indigenous identities - 22, 670 (1.4%)

Question 9

Using term “Indian”

Answer 9

Can be used at certain times to refer to specific persons who have particular rights and responsibilities as stated in Indian act of 1876 (revised in 1951)
-commonly uses in USA government as refer to “American Indian/Alaskan Native” as recognized grouping in census and for health statistics

*aboriginal also not that appropriate

Question 10

Indian act

Answer 10

-royal proclamation decreed that British government had right to negotiate treaties and purchase pandas previously occupied by indigenous peoples
-introduced in 1876 and revised in 1951
-created a paternalistic ward ship system, created reserves and created the treaty system in Canada
-legally defined who was and who was not “Indian” according to Canadian government, part of colonization
-ones identity is powerful determinant of health

Question 11

Treaty system

Answer 11

-refers to a set of treaties, constitutionally recognized agreements made between indigenous groups and government of Canada (the crown) that exist basis of alliance between indigenous peoples and Canada
-agreements establish continuing treaty rights and benefits for each group