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Alb Chapter 4 Vocab
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Affirm | to validate and express commitment to something |
| Anglophone | a person whose first language is English |
| Annuity | an annual payment (annual means yearly) |
| Assimilate | to become part of a different cultural group |
| Autonomy | having authority to make decisions |
| Bilingualism | to see 2 different languages |
| Collective | a group of people. |
| Collective identity | the shared identity of aqua group of people, especially because of a common language and culture |
| Collective Rights | Rights guaranteed to specific groups in Canadian society for historical and constitutional reasons. These groups are: Aborgininal Metis and Inuit; and Francophones and Anglophones |
| Entenching | To protect something by putting it in the constitution |
| Ethnocentrism | The belief that one's culture is a superior to all other cultures. |
| First Nations | The umbrella name for the diverse aboriginal peoples who have collective rights that are recognized and protected |
| FFrancophone | Someone who speaks French |
| Indian | The word used by the Europeans to describe first Nations when they came to Canada |
| Indian Act | Status of first Nations people (Status: Indians) first passed in 1876, amended several times. |
| inherent rights | Rights with origins in fundamental justice |
| Metis | A person of indigenous and European descent |
| Negotiate | Obtain or bring by discussion |
| Official Language Community | One of the groups in Canadian society whose members speak an official language of Canada, French or English, as their first language |
| Official Language Minority | A group whose preferred language isn’t the majority language in their community |
| Patriate | |
| Perspective |