Collective rights

Collective rights notes

What is perspective

the particular attitude or way of regarding something

What is the purpose of collective rights?

To affirm the collective identity of groups in society where people of different identities belong

Why do collective rights make Canada unique?

No other countries have collective rights for groups of people but just individual rights.

The charter is ______ in the constitution

entrenched

who holds collective rights?

Aboriginal people (First nations, Metis, and Innuit0

Francophones (French speakers)

Anglophones( English speakers)

why do some have collective rights/

Because collective rights recognize the founding people of the Canadian nation and Canada would not exist without their contributions today.

What legislation led to the creation of collective rights?

1. Historical and modern treaties

2. Canadas constitution

3. The Indian act

4. Manitoba act

the treaties for collective rights are now what?

Protected under the constitution act

what does collective rights acknowledge

the founding people of the Canadian nation. Canada would not exist today without them.

what is the legislation applied to indigenous rights?

Historical and modern treaties

canada’s constitution

the indian act

Manitoba act

What did the royal proclamation mean?

The first nations have soverighty over their landand the right to govern themselves.

What is a treaty?

An agreement or arrangement made by negotiation

Why were the treaties signed?

1. Government wanted to build a railway to link British Columbia to the rest of Canada

2. The avoid wars, like the ones happening south between the united states and aboriginal people fighting over territory

3. To provide security for future indigenous people, in the face of economic and social up heaven from smallpox epidemics the eradication of the buffalo and the end of the fur trade

4. to prevent the united states from expanding its borders northwards

What rights are guaranteed by treaties?

-first nations agreed to share land and resources in peace

-In return the Canadian government agreed to terms covering first nations healthcare, education. reserves, annuities, hunting, and fishing.

-annuities

what was the intent of the indian act?

-Designed to assimilate first nations

-considered ethnocentric

what are the contents of the indian act?

1 Created officials for each reserve “Indian Agents”

2 The act defines who is registered as a status indian