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Social chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are collective rights | Rights guaranteed to specific groups in canadian society for historical and constitutional reasons |
| Which groups have collective rights in Canada | Aboriginal metis, and inuit; francophone and anglophone as well |
| Why do these groups have collective rights | because they were the founding people of Canada |
| The numbered treaties were a series of land agreements signed between the... | first nations and the reigning monarch of Canada |
| What were the four reasons the Numbered Treaties were entered into? | Ensure european settlement westward, create a national like of civilized people, ensure FN would receive an annual income, would prevent FN cultures from dying out |
| Identify the perspectives held by FN and the crown as to what was happening to the land when entering the numbered treaties | First Nations: Thought they'd be sharing the land with the europeans. Crown: Thought they were buying the land from the FN |
| What was the primary goal of the Indian Act? | The assimilation of FN people in european society and culture |
| Describe how the indian act affected the status and identity of FN people | Their new status was Indian, not Metis, not Inuit. They were forced to go by the group name Indian |
| How did the indian act affect the rights of FN people | They weren’t allowed to wear traditional clothes without permission, they couldn't even speak their own language without permission |
| What does the term enfranchisement mean in the context of the Indian act | A legal process designed by the Canadian government to terminate a persons legal status and force their assimilation into canadian society |
| Who are the metis | Metis are first nations people who are descendants of european and indigenous people |
| Why was the journey to have Metis rights protected in the Constitution different from that of FN? | The metis had to fight for recognition as a distinct group of indigenous people rather than just negotiate for their rights as a recognized indigenous group |
| What was scrip? | In metis history, a document that could be exchanged for land and was offered to the metis at the time of treaty negotiations |
| What were the issues with the scrip system that prevented the Metis from obtaining land? | The scrip system was full of fraud, corruption and complex rules that prevented majority of the Metis from getting their land back |
| In 2019, the Metis Nation of Alberta (MNA) signed the first ever self-government agreement between the Crown, and a Metis government. What did this allow the Metis to do? | Create their own laws, leadership selection, and children and family services |
| What does Section 35 of the canadian constitution | Acts to shield indigenous rights, ensuring they aren't lost in conflicts with individual charter rights |
| Canada is an officially bilingual country. What does this mean? | That there is more than one language spoken majorly in Canada. |
| Canada's collective language rights are contained in the Constitution/Charter. Pick one. | Minority language education rights Canadian citizens belonging to an english or french linguistic minority, have the right to have their children educated in that language |
| What is the title of Section 23 of the Charter? | Minority language education rights |
| What does section 23 of the charter state? | Canadian citizens belonging to an english or french linguistic minority, have the right to have their children educated in that language |
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