Nat. Studies - Governace

Question 1

What is the Royal Proclamation?

Answer 1

A foundational document in the relationship between First Nations people and the Crown and laid the basis for Canada’s territorial evolution.

Question 2

Why is the Royal Proclamation referred to as the Magna Carta for Indigenous peoples

Answer 2

The Royal Proclamation set a foundation for the process of establishing treaties.

Question 3

What are the stages of colonialism?

Answer 3

Exploration, expropriation, appropriation, exploitation, & justification

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Question 4

What is the doctrine of discovery, how did it impact indigenous people?

Answer 4

The doctrine gave them the right to claim land that was deemed vacant for their nation.

Question 5

What does the Latin term, “terra nullnis” mean?

Answer 5

Vacant land.

Question 6

How did the Doctrine effect the Indigenous People?

Answer 6

The Doctrine provided the basis for subsequent laws depriving indigenous peoples of their lands.

Question 7

What is the significance of the War of 1812 to indigenous people?

Answer 7

Indigenous communities sided with the British during the war because they shared a common goal: to resist American expansion.

Question 8

What is enfranchisement?

Answer 8

The process that resulted in a person no longer being considered an Indian under the federal legislation

Question 9

How did enfranchisement happen?

Answer 9

Gradual Civilization Act, and continued under the Indian Act of 1876 as an assimilation policy into Canadian society.

Question 10

Under the Indian Act what was disbanded?

Answer 10

Self-government in Indigenous Communities.

Question 11

What did indigenous people need to have to sell cattle, grain, hay or produce?

Answer 11

A permit.

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Question 12

Was the under Pass system the Indian Act or a Policy?

Answer 12

Policy

Question 13

In 1884 what became mandatory across Canada?

Answer 13

The attendance of Residential Schools.

Question 14

What did Indigenous peoples need to buy external items like groceries?

Answer 14

Permits

Question 15

In 1885 what became mandatory, affecting Canada’s indigenous practices?

Answer 15

Banned the practice of spiritual ceremonies.

Question 16

What did the word “Indian” evolve to include?

Answer 16

Anyone with Indigenous heritage or apart of a band.

Question 17

In 1925 what was banned in public events?

Answer 17

Traditional clothing.

Question 18

What was traditional clothing called?

Answer 18

Traditional clothing was called “costumes”.

Question 19

1960 what were Indigenous people allowed to do?

Answer 19

Vote

Question 20

Who created the White Paper?

Answer 20

Pierre Trudeau

Question 21

How did the amendments remove unjust items for Indigenous people?

Answer 21

• Bans on practices were lifted
• Women were allowed to vote in bands
• Removes the “double mother rule”
• Non-status practices were removed

Question 22

What was the white paper?

Answer 22

Attempted to abolish previous legal documents regarding Indigenous Peoples.

Question 23

What was the red paper?

Answer 23

A metaphorically debunk-ale to the white paper.

Question 24

What does citizen minus mean?

Answer 24

Treated lesser than a Canadian citizen.

Question 25

Was Canada a just society for Indigenous Peoples?

Answer 25

No, as Indigenous people still are in the poverty scale.

Question 26

What was the Calder Case?

Answer 26

Nisga’a elders sued the provincial government of British Columbia, declaring that Nisga’a title to their lands had never been lawfully extinguished through treaty or by any other means.

Question 27

How did Indigenous peoples try to impact the 1982 constitution?

Answer 27

Protesting to be included in the consitution.

Question 28

What was the Royal commission report on Aboriginal affairs?

Answer 28

To help restore justice to the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Canada, and to propose practical solutions to stubborn problems.

Question 29

What did the Royal Commission recommend?

Answer 29

It set out a 20-year agenda for change, recommending new legislation and institutions, additional resources, a redistribution of land and the rebuilding of Aboriginal nations, governments and communities.

Question 30

What did the Royal Commission Report say about the state of aboriginal people in Canada?

Answer 30

States of Indigenous self governance.

Question 31

What is self governance?

Answer 31

Governance which is separate and does not require outsourcing from another shared government.

Question 32

How did hosting the 2010 winter Olympics impact the Lil’wat First Nations?

Answer 32

Created jobs and awareness.

Question 33

What did PM Paul Martin say about the Canadian partnership with First Nations People?

Answer 33

“… Healing a broken relationship.”

Question 34

What was the “concrete Indian” program?

Answer 34

Nadya Kwandibens’s “Concrete Indian” Photo Program

Question 35

What do the sessions with John Lagimodiere in “It’s Time” say about Canadian understanding of Indigenous history?

Answer 35

Canadians do not know the real effects of Indian Act.

Question 36

What is the difference between how the USA and Canada dealt with Indigenous people of North America?

Answer 36

USA - Attack, Colonize
Canada - Treaties

Question 37

What happened to Cheslatta Nation?

Answer 37

The Cheslatta village and Cheslatta Lake (Tsetl’adak Bunk’ut - ″Peak Rock Lake″) flooded due to the construction of the Kenney Dam. which created Nechako Reservoir, in 1952.

Question 38

What is social Darwinism?

Answer 38

The idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better.

Question 39

What were the motives for First Nations to sign the numbered treaties?

Answer 39

• Education
• Cattle
• Agriculture
• Disease

Question 40

How are these terms related to treaty? Miyo-wicetowin, witaskewin, pimacihowin.

Answer 40

• (Miyo) Having good relations.
• (Wita) Act of taking land.
• (Pima) Good living.

Question 41

How many First Nations groups signed treaties?

Answer 41

43-46 in total.

Question 42

How does Harold Cardinal Explain treaties?

Answer 42

Treaties could only be signed with established sovereign nations.

Question 43

What does as long as the Sun Shines and the Grass grows mean for treaty?

Answer 43

Treaties shall last forever.