Social G9 chap 4

Who holds collective rights in Canada?

• Aboriginal peoples

• Francophones and Anglophones

• Every Canadian citizen

• Every permanent resident

Why do some peoples have collective rights and

not others?

• People who have collective rights are the founding peoples of Canada.

• People who have collective rights have more power than others.

• People who have collective rights have more money than others.

• People who have collective rights have more population than others.

What legislation does NOT relate to First Nation's collective rights?

• Indian Act

• Canada’s Constitution

• Historic and Modern Treaties

• Manitoba Act

What legislation does NOT relate to Metis' collective rights?

• Indian Act

• Canada’s Constitution

• Modern Treaties

• Manitoba Act

What legislation relate to Francophones' and Anglophones' collective rights?

• Indian Act

• Canada’s Constitution

• Modern Treaties

• Manitoba Act

The Numbered Treaties were agreements between the Queen and the ______.

• First Nations

• Métis

• Inuit

• Francophones and Anglophones

Why did the First Nations in the West and Canada negotiate the

Numbered Treaties?

• Canada wanted to build a railway in the west.

• First Nations and Canada’s government wanted to avoid war.

• First Nations wanted to secure their future.

• The Royal Proclamation of 1763 recognized the rights of First Nations to their lands.

Do the Canadian Government and the First Nation have the same interpretation of the numbered treaties?

• Yes

• No

What are (were) the regulations under the Indian Act?

• It defined how First Nations peoples had to conduct their affairs, such as band elections

• First Nation children were required to go to residential schools

• Canada’s government appointed Indian Agents to run First Nation reserves.

• The government restricted the right of First

  Nations people to travel freely, to wear

  traditional dress, and to take part in traditional ceremonies.

Which of the statements about Indian Act is NOT true?

• The act originally aimed to assimilate First Nations peoples.

• Canada’s government made this law for First Nations

  without consulting them.

• Pressure from First Nations has caused Canada’s government to revise the Indian Act several times.

• The act is not in force today.