Week 9/10

Question 1

Who writes about violence against indigenous women, including the struggle, sexualization and subjugation towards them?

Answer 1

Lisa Monchalin

Question 2

What is the idea behind the video “we are not your mascots, we are people”?

Answer 2

Criticizes stereotypical indigenous representations in school sports mascots

Question 3

Why is using indigenous stereotypes as mascots within school grounds even more problematic?

Answer 3

It is supposed to be a ground of learning, so students are being enforced upon the idea of stereotypes against indigenous communities

Question 4

What is the name of the highway where many indigenous women and girls disappeared and were murdered?

Answer 4

Highway of tears

Question 5

Who was the prime minister of Canada that was very conservative and that dealt with indigenous issues horribly at that time?

Answer 5

Stephen Harper

Question 6

What does MMIWIG stand for?

Answer 6

Missing and murdered indigenous women and indigenous girls

Question 7

Where is the highway of tears situated in Canada?

Answer 7

British Columbia

Question 8

According to Beverly Jacobs, what were the men and women in the indigenous communities respectively respected for?

Answer 8

Women=spiritual and mental strength
Men=spiritual and physical strength

Question 9

What does the example with the missing lion cub “boomer” a representation of?

Answer 9

Deficient reactions from the government and police, because they prioritize a search of a lion cub (animal) over two missing indigenous girls (humans)

Question 10

What is the term for the restriction of freedom and responsibilities of subordinates or dependents in their supposed interest? Aka people in authority making decisions for their “subordinates”

Answer 10

Paternalistic

Question 11

What is the derogatory racial term aimed towards indigenous women?

Answer 11

Squaw

Question 12

Where does the image of indigenous women is represented as ‘exotic’ and ‘sexy’? (2)

Answer 12

Halloween costumes and Barbie dolls

Question 13

What is the term ‘squaw’ coming from?

Answer 13

‘Esqwew’, meaning ‘women’ in Algonquin

Question 14

Who’s the Métis scholar that addresses the issue in regard to calling indigenous women ‘squaws’?

Answer 14

Emma Larocque

Question 15

What is the term for degrading someone to the status of a mere object?

Answer 15

Objectified

Question 16

What is the name of the campaign that stands up against violence towards women and children?

Answer 16

Moose Hide campaign

Question 17

What is the name of the first government-funded database of cases of missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada?

Answer 17

Sisters in spirit

Question 18

What is the name of the law projet that denounces indigenous women’s treatment?

Answer 18

Lakota People’s Law project

Question 19

What are the three conditions in order to pass the Aila test?

Answer 19

1) she is an indigenous woman as the main character
2) does not fall in love with a white man
3) does not get murdered or raped at any point in the story

Question 20

What is the other name for the doctrine of occupation?

Answer 20

Terra Nullius

Question 21

What is the name of the doctrine that talks about voluntary surrender of indigenous lands?

Answer 21

Doctrine of cession

Question 22

Who talks about the doctrine of cession?

Answer 22

Chelsea Vowel

Question 23

How much was the monetary compensation for each person for the land surrender?

Answer 23

5$ each

Question 24

What is the total numbers of treaties that were recognized across Canada?

Answer 24

70 treaties

Question 25

What type of treaties were highly sophisticated oral agreements?

Answer 25

Inter-indigenous treaties

Question 26

What did the inter-indigenous treaties cover?

Answer 26

Everything from trade arrangements to conflict settlements, with each a specific consequence for a breach if contract and a specific way to renew the treaty

Question 27

What is the type and name of the treaty between the Haudenausonee and the Dutch in 1613?

Answer 27

Two-row wampum

Question 28

What can the concept of indigenous rights be summed up as?

Answer 28

As the right to independence through self-determination regarding governance, culture, land and resources

Question 29

Between which colonial and indigenous groups was there a fault in the agreement of fishing lands, where commercial fishers attacked indigenous peoples?

Answer 29

The Britains and the Mikmaqs

Question 30

What type of rights do Indigenous peoples have?

Answer 30

Collective rights

Question 31

In which century was their the recognition of Aboriginal Title with the Royal Proclamation?

Answer 31

18th century

Question 32

What term refers to the inherent Aboriginal right to land or territory?

Answer 32

Aboriginal Title

Question 33

What are two things the Proclamation states in regards to indigenous peoples?

Answer 33

1- guarantees certain rights and protections 2- establishes the process by which the government will acquire their lands

Question 34

According to Vowel, what were the upper Canada treaties aiming for?

Answer 34

Open up lands for British colonists to settle

Question 35

What was the reason for the British colonists to rush the treaties with the Indigenous peoples between 1783 and 1812?

Answer 35

Settle loyalists after the American Revolution

Question 36

Between 1764 and 1783, what were the treaties still focused on?

Answer 36

Trade and security, rather than tiny parcels of land

Question 37

In 1850, what started with the Robinson-superior and Robinson-Huron treaties?

Answer 37

Reserves

Question 38

What is so particular with the Robinson-superior and Robinson-Huron treaties comparatively to previous treaties?

Answer 38

It is the first time discussing hunting and fishing rights

Question 39

Which Nation signed the RST and the RHT?

Answer 39

Ojibway of the Upper Great Lakes

Question 40

What is the relation between the RST+RHT and the future numbered treaties?

Answer 40

They were used as precedents

Question 41

What are the numbered treaties about?

Answer 41

Lands that has been surrendered

Question 42

What was the indigenous perspective in regards to the numbered treaties?

Answer 42

They did not see it as giving up land, they saw it as sharing territory because it did not make sense for them to give up inherent rights to land

Question 43

What is the different thought process regarding treaties contrasting the indigenous people and the settler colonialists ideas?

Answer 43

Indigenous peoples saw it as a continuity, something changeable Settler colonialists saw it as a done deal

Question 44

What was a method used by the crown to make the indigenous communities sign the treaties?

Answer 44

Starvation

Question 45

Who was the prime minister at the time indigenous peoples were starved in order to sign the treaties?

Answer 45

John A. Mcdo

Question 46

Which animal was slaughtered for the starvation tactic?

Answer 46

Buffalos, highly used animals for various indigenous groups lifeway

Question 47

What object was presented to commemorate the treaties #3-4-5-6-7?

Answer 47

Treaty medals

Question 48

Who wears the British Union Jack flag in order to represent the unfulfilled promises from the treaties?

Answer 48

Chief Robert Fiddler

Question 49

Who forged diplomatic links with First Nations, allowing for the convincing of the indigenous leaders into signing the treaties?

Answer 49

The NWMP (northwest mounted police)

Question 50

What what the main reason for the indigenous peoples to sign treaty 6?

Answer 50

Reoccurring images of the queen and her children

Question 51

What does the constitutional recognition do?

Answer 51

Recognizes the right to self-governance

Question 52

What is vowel’s view on the interpretation of the treaties?

Answer 52

Oral promises are part of treaty No ambiguity Extrinsic evidence

Question 53

What does elected chief, Bev Sellars, talk about?

Answer 53

The early effects of the Indian Act