A Francophone citizen of Acadia

A union in which groups agree to trade and help each other resolve disputes

A production method used in factories whereby an incomplete product is placed on a conveyor belt and, as the product moves down the line, each worker does one task on it;

A process by which culture or individual is absorbed into a more dominant culture because of its overwhelming influence

Trustworthy and reliable; original, not a copy

One of the huge number of children born in the years following the Second World War (1945 to about 1960)

The exchange of goods for other goods rather than for money

A personal like or dislike of something or someone that is not necessarily based on fact

Built on two cultures

Fluent in two languages (of a person); officially recognizing two languages (of a country)

A policy of recognizing two official languages

A document created by the Métis Provisional Government and presented to the government of Canada that requested that Métis receive the rights enjoyed by other Canadians

A high-ranking cleric; the head of the church in New France

A group of conservative, business oriented Canadiens in the Canadian Assembly in the 1850s who were in favour of co-operating with the English

A way for politicians to influence voters by making promises or paying money

A legal document created in 1982 that lists the basic rights that belong to every Canadian citizen

A Francophone descendant of the settlers of New France living anywhere in North America, including the West (in use until about the First World War)

A school for Catholic students

Something that makes an event happen

The Anglophone friends and relatives of the governor of Lower Canada who were also Executive or Legislative Council members

A member of a society

The head of a Haudenosaunee longhouse

A small village of extended families who lived together, co-operated, and shared resources

A group of radical reformers in the Canadian Assembly in the 1850s who wanted a more democratic government

A territory controlled by another country

Something done or owned collectively

A means of living whereby a group has no private property and shares both possessions and responsibilities

The act of competing with others for profit or a prize

A method of resolving a disagreement whereby everyone gives up a little to get an agreement they can all live with

A major change that occurred when people started using computers for everyday tasks such as typing

An agreement reached by a group as a whole

An important idea or belief about how people should live

A workplace in a home or small shop where a skilled craftsperson makes goods using hand tools

The children of First Nations women and British traders from the Hudson’s Bay Company

A Canadien trader (“runner of the woods” in English) who paddled on long journeys into the wilderness to trade for furs with the First Nations

A way of life or a way of being shared by a group of people; it includes the knowledge, experiences, and values a group shares and that shape the way its members see the world

A situation where no progress can be made

A debate in which people discuss an issue until they can all agree on one outcome

A system of government in which the people of a nation are involved in decision making

The characteristics of the people of a particular place

Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice

An economy with many types of industry

A production method that breaks work into small pieces; each worker specializes in only one step of the production process

Financial considerations

The way in which people meet their basic needs, such as food, clothing, and shelter

The result of an event, sometimes called a consequence

A respected member of an Aboriginal community who uses Traditional Teachings, experience, and wisdom to help people in his or her community make good decisions

A person who leaves his or her homeland permanently

A network of colonies controlled by a single country

A social program in which people receive an income when they lose their jobs

A viewpoint that judges other global cultures and ideas according to personal values and standards; believing one’s own ethnic group is superior