Social 9- Collective Rights Vocab

Aboriginal

Indigenous peoples of a particular country

Amend

To formally change something

Ancestral

One of the people from whom a person is descended

Anglophone

A person whose first language learned is English.

Assimilation

To become a part of another group in language, clothing, religion or customs. It can happen when a government makes laws and policies to force one group to adopt the culture of another.

Consensus

A general agreement about something

Constitution

The highest set of laws in Canada. All other laws must follow the Constitution

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

includes the rights and freedoms that Canadians believe are necessary in a free and democratic society. It is part of the Constitution

Collective Rights

group rights. In Canada, collective rights are guaranteed in the Constitution for the First Nations, Metis, Inuit, Anglophones and Francophones.

Entrenched

to be a part of, or embedded in something.

First Nations

distinct nation or group of Indigenous people with their own languages, traditions, protocols, spiritual and cultural practices, and hereditary leaders or leaders chosen by the people of the nation

First Nations, Métis, Inuit

refers to the diversity of Indigenous peoples. This diversity is represented through the different languages, communities and groups of the Indigenous peoples in Canada

First Official Language Spoken

Concept used to assign one of Canada’s official languang’s, French or English, to an individual regardless of their mother tongue.

Francophone

A person whose first language learned is French

Freedom

The power to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.

Identity

characteristics that determine who or what each person is

Indian Act

Canadian federal law passed in 1876 and has been amended several times. The act governs all matters regarding First Nations peoples' (Status Indians) rights, status, bands and reserves

Individual Rights

rights granted, by government, to individual people in a society

Indian Status Card

identity document that confirms you are registered as a Status Indian under the Indian Act

Indigenous

descendants of the original inhabitants of an area

Minority Language Education Rights

In the charter of rights and freedoms. Ensure that the language minority in a province is provided education in that language, through the provincial government.

Mother Tongue

the language which a person has grown up speaking from early childhood

Non-status Indian

First Nations person who is not registered or who has lost their status under the Indian Act or amendments to the Indian Act

Official Bilingualism

the laws and policies that ensure that French and English are equal in Canada.

Official Language Groups

Communities whose member's first official language learned, and still understood, is French or English

Official Language Minority

the official language group that is the linguistic minority in a province.

Official Languages Act

federal law whose purpose is to ensure equality in the use of English and French in federal institutions and support the development of English and French linguistic minority communities

Ration

Particular amount of something that the government allows you to have when there is not enough of it

Relinquish

To give up or give.

Right

moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way.

Responsibility

having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone

Scrip

coupon given to the Metis, issued by the Government of Canada. It was a promise of land or money.

Status

assigned by the government which determines people's rights and responsibilities

Status Indian

First Nations person who meets the requirements and is registered with the Canadian government under the Indian Act

Treaty Indian

status Indian whose ancestors signed a treaty with the Crown