Quiz 2 - Chapter 4 Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
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when did indigenous people get citizenship?

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1960.

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2
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between 1701 - 1923 how many treaties were signed?

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more than 70 formal treaties.

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3
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how many modern treaties? (since 1975) covering what percent of land?

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  1. covers approximately 40% of Canadian land.
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4
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what are the ways to colonize/claim land?

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empty of people (no one was there), defeat in war, treaty.

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5
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how many formal treaties since 1701?

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at least 70.

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6
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what are the treaty periods?

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i) first contact to royal proclamation
ii) royal proclamation - confederation
iii) post-confederation
iv) modern (1975-present)

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7
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wampum, describe.

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peace, power, and righteousness, the lines were represented as settlers and indigenous meaning they will never cross paths and disturb one another.

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8
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what was the war of 1812?

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american troops were invading british north america, white house was burnt.

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9
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year of confederation?*

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1867.

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10
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when was douglas treaty and how many treaties? why did it stop?

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1851-1854, 14 treaties. because douglas was no longer in power.

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11
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what year did HBC sell the land to Canada?

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1868.

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12
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what is section 91(24)?

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indians and lands reserved for indians - federal jurisdiction.

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13
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why were the metis upset when HBC sold land to CAD?

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because they did not get the chance to buy it.

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14
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when was treaty one signed?*

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1871.

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15
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how many treaties are there?

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11.

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16
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when was the MB act?*

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1870.

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17
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what were the land cession treaties? what was the issues.

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to give up; settlers interpretation was that land was given up, indigenous interpretation was that it was to be shared.

18
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commonalities between treaties?

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most have annuity payments, farming supplies, reserve land, annual hunting and fishing supplies, medicine chest (treaty 6)

19
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what does sui generis mean?

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unique, meaning that treaties are unique agreements to avoid calling them nations.

20
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year of indian act?* what was it?

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  1. cradle to grave, governs indians.
21
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when was the constitution act?

22
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what section are treaties protected under?

23
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what are the two types of claims?

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specific and comprehensive.

24
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whats the difference between the two types of claims?

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specific - i know what I am owed, (land).

comprehensive - when no other treaties have been signed therefore it is unseeded land.

25
what are the two types of aboriginal rights?
site specific rights --> rights that are practiced on the land. Doesn't own the land but can do practices on. (hunt) title --> ownership of the land.
26
when was the JBNQA?
1975.
27
sum up the JBNQA.
hydrodams, seperated into categories 1,2, and 3, not until the 60's/70's did QC get interested in talking to the cree.
28
what are the categories?
1 - indigenous land. 2 - prov. land BUT indigenous had the management & decision making. 3 - very vague, essentially called shared land but it is special prov. land.
29
where have treaty rights been recognized and affirmed?
in constitution act in section 35.
30
what are the international laws for claiming land?
1) abandoned. 2) war. 3) treatied.
31
when was the royal proclamation and what did it declare?
1763, declared all lands west of the Appalachian mountains to be British sovereign territory reserved for the Native people's use and benefit. (established that they are a nation under OUR care)
32
what was the last treaty to be signed in CAD before a five decade moratorium on treaty negotiations?
the william's treaties in 1923.
33
what was the first treaty in the modern treaty period?
JBNQA in 1975 followed by Northern Quebec Agreement - 1978.
34
who was the indian act enforced by?
indian agent.
35
what was the goal of the indian act?
assimilation.
36
when did the last residential school close?
1996.
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what did bill c-31 do?
amend the indian act and give it more gender equality from 1951 forward.
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what did bill c-3 do?
addresses past 1951 with gender inequality.
39
what were the models for classifying status indians?
6. 1 - both parents are status. 6. 2 - one parent is status. 6. 3 - dead indian.
40
what is the B.C Treaty Commission?
environment of open communication between the FN and provincial leaders.