Social Chapter 4: Collective Rights

Annuity is defined as __________.

A fixed sum of money paid to Indigenous people each year; written in the treaties.

The term __________ refers to the shared identity of a group, shaped by common characteristics, experiences, and culture.

Collective Identity.

__________ refers to the belief that one’s own culture is superior to others.

Ethnocentrism.

The Indian Act (1876) governs matters pertaining to __________, local governments, and the management of reserve land.

Indian status.

__________ is the fixed sum of money paid to Indigenous people annually as stipulated in treaties.

Annuity.

A system of rules created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior is called __________.

Law.

The act of incorporating rights into a constitution or legal framework is known as __________.

Entrenching.

Indigenous peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis are referred to as __________.

First Nations.

The right or condition of self-government, particularly in relation to Indigenous groups, is called __________.

Autonomy.

The term __________ refers to a document that could be exchanged for land or money, historically used in negotiations with Indigenous peoples.

Scrip.

__________ are treaties signed between the Canadian government and Indigenous peoples, numbered sequentially to establish land rights and resource sharing.

Numbered Treaties.

The process in which a minority group adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture is known as __________.

Assimilate.

A community in Canada that speaks one of the official languages but is in the minority within a province or territory is called __________.

Official Language Minority.

__________ is the authority of a state to govern itself and make decisions independently.

Sovereignty.

A principle or course of action according to __________.

Policy.

The worldview that centers European culture and its values as the dominant influence is known as __________.

Eurocentrism.

__________ are groups that speak one of Canada’s two official languages (English or French).

Official Language Community.

To give something back to the country it belongs to is to __________.

Patriate.

A government representative responsible for overseeing Indigenous communities is known as an __________.

Indian Agent.

The rights recognized for the Métis people encompass land, cultural, and political rights, collectively referred to as __________.

Métis Rights.

The government aimed to assert control over land and encourage __________ policies as part of its reasoning for Numbered Treaties.

Assimilation.

The historical term for Indigenous peoples in North America is __________.

Indian.