S20 Chapter 15 Quest for National Identity

Patriated:

• the feeling on the part of Western Canada that federal policies favour Central Canada; it has led to the rise of several regional parties, including the Canadian Alliance Party
• 1971 Canada is the first nation to adopt multiculturalism as a official government policy; it is later strengthened in the Canadian Multiculturalism Act of 1988
• Revenues from Federal Taxes that are paid by the Canadian government to less prosperous provinces to ensure that public services are more or less equally available to all Canadians.
• Transferred from the control of the British to that of the Canadian government. The patriated Canadian Constitution of 1982 gave the provinces more rights and powers than they had had under the British North America Act of 1867

Equalization Payments:

• Signed in May, 1999, the Treaty gave the Nisga'a control over their land, including forestry and fishing resources
• an Act created to regulate the lives of the First Nations of Canada
• Revenues from Federal Taxes that are paid by the Canadian government to less prosperous provinces to ensure that public services are more or less equally available to all Canadians.
• Canadian territory that was given to the Inuit, in which they could live with autonomy, or the right to govern themselves.

Inherent Right:

• an Act created to regulate the lives of the First Nations of Canada
• Canadian territory that was given to the Inuit, in which they could live with autonomy, or the right to govern themselves.
• the right of people to choose their own form of government
• The right to self-determination that exists for Indigenous peoples who occupied the land and governed themselves for thousands of years before colonizers arrived.

Western Alienation

• Signed in May, 1999, the Treaty gave the Nisga'a control over their land, including forestry and fishing resources
• 1971 Canada is the first nation to adopt multiculturalism as a official government policy; it is later strengthened in the Canadian Multiculturalism Act of 1988
• The right to self-determination that exists for Indigenous peoples who occupied the land and governed themselves for thousands of years before colonizers arrived.
• the feeling on the part of Western Canada that federal policies favour Central Canada; it has led to the rise of several regional parties, including the Canadian Alliance Party

National Energy Program

• In response to the OPEC Crisis, Trudeau implemented this program to freeze Alberta oil prices below world levels to keep the cost of oil down for Canadians and Trudeau also imposed a tariff on oil sold to the USA to make up for the oil imported from OPEC countries. This made Albertans angry.
• The colonial leaders who negotiated the terms of union forming the dominion of Canada; often refers to John A. Macdonald and George Etienne Cartier; many argue that Louis Riel should be included
• "Masters in our own house." This refers to the slogan of the Liberal party in the 1962 election. It meant to strengthen Quebec's control of its economy by encouraging more French participation in business activities.
• the feeling on the part of Western Canada that federal policies favour Central Canada; it has led to the rise of several regional parties, including the Canadian Alliance Party

Official Multiculturalism

• Signed in May, 1999, the Treaty gave the Nisga'a control over their land, including forestry and fishing resources
• 1971 Canada is the first nation to adopt multiculturalism as a official government policy; it is later strengthened in the Canadian Multiculturalism Act of 1988
• Canadian territory that was given to the Inuit, in which they could live with autonomy, or the right to govern themselves.
• an Act created to regulate the lives of the First Nations of Canada

maitres chez nous

• "Masters in our own house." This refers to the slogan of the Liberal party in the 1962 election. It meant to strengthen Quebec's control of its economy by encouraging more French participation in business activities.
• Signed in May, 1999, the Treaty gave the Nisga'a control over their land, including forestry and fishing resources
• Canadian territory that was given to the Inuit, in which they could live with autonomy, or the right to govern themselves.
• the feeling on the part of Western Canada that federal policies favour Central Canada; it has led to the rise of several regional parties, including the Canadian Alliance Party

Fathers of Confederation

• The colonial leaders who negotiated the terms of union forming the dominion of Canada; often refers to John A. Macdonald and George Etienne Cartier; many argue that Louis Riel should be included
• the feeling on the part of Western Canada that federal policies favour Central Canada; it has led to the rise of several regional parties, including the Canadian Alliance Party
• Canadian territory that was given to the Inuit, in which they could live with autonomy, or the right to govern themselves.
• Signed in May, 1999, the Treaty gave the Nisga'a control over their land, including forestry and fishing resources

Indian Act

• Signed in May, 1999, the Treaty gave the Nisga'a control over their land, including forestry and fishing resources
• the right of people to choose their own form of government
• created in 1969 to make Canada officially bilingual
• an Act created to regulate the lives of the First Nations of Canada

Official Languages Act

• Signed in May, 1999, the Treaty gave the Nisga'a control over their land, including forestry and fishing resources
• created in 1969 to make Canada officially bilingual
• an Act created to regulate the lives of the First Nations of Canada
• the right of people to choose their own form of government