IB Indigenous Peoples Civil Rights Canada

What were the conditions that spurred indigenous people to demand civil rights?

• Creation of the Indian Department

• Establishment of the Indian Act

• Introduction of European diseases

• European colonization and loss of land

How successful have indigenous people been in obtaining civil rights?

• No need for civil rights

• Not successful at all

• Fully successful

• Partially successful

What was the purpose of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?

• To recognize First Nations' rights to land titles

• To establish British control over North America

• To abolish the Indian Act

• To promote European settlement

What was the impact of the Indian Act of 1876?

• Exemption from paying income tax for First Nations people

• Forced assimilation through residential schools

• Integration of First Nations people into mainstream Canadian society

• Abolishment of preferential taxation for First Nations people

What was the significance of the Constitution Express 1980-1981?

• It established the Assembly of First Nations

• It guaranteed indigenous rights in the Canadian Constitution

• It led to the repeal of the Indian Act

• It resulted in the creation of Nunavut

What was the outcome of the Idle No More movement?

• Abolishment of the Indian Act

• Creation of self-governing Inuit territory

• Increased interest in indigenous issues in the national media

• Full implementation of indigenous sovereignty

What was the purpose of the Penner Committee established in 1983?

• To resolve disagreements regarding self-government

• To negotiate land claims settlements

• To enforce the Indian Act

• To advocate for autonomous self-government within Canada

What was the significance of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Hydropower Agreement?

• It halted the construction of a dam in Northern Quebec

• It confirmed the legality of Aboriginal title

• It set an important precedent for negotiating land claims settlements

• It established the first modern land claims treaty in British Columbia

What was the outcome of the Nisga'a Final Agreement of 2000?

• Establishment of the Assembly of First Nations

• Important precedent for future land claims

• Creation of Nunavut

• First modern land claims treaty in British Columbia

What was the main mission of the Idle No More movement?

• To negotiate land claims settlements

• To enforce the Indian Act

• To call for a revolution honoring indigenous sovereignty

• To advocate for autonomous self-government within Canada