Unit 4

Question 1

The Indian Act

Answer 1

Canada’s attempt to assimilate the First Nations by limiting rights and freedoms

Question 2

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Answer 2

Established in 1982, sets our rights and freedoms for Canada and is an integral part of our identity- Civic Nationalism

Question 3

National Myths & Identity

Answer 3

Stories about nations that shape our identities- can be good or bad - example is the Canadian Pacific Railway

Question 4

Indigenous People & Self-Determination

Answer 4

Fighting for land rights and equal rights to be see as a nation within Canada

Question 5

Separatism

Answer 5

The belief that certain nations within Canada should separate (Quebec, Alberta, Indigenous, Etc.)

Question 6

Institutions

Answer 6

Groups that work to affirm a type of identity- For example, churches are institutions

Question 7

Pluralism

Answer 7

Two or more nations exist within Canada

Question 8

Canadian Confederation

Answer 8

the British North America Act officially made Canada a country (confederation)