Desmeules Social 9 - Chapter 4 Study Guide PDF

Chapter 4: Collective Rights Study Guide Please use this time to begin reviewing key concepts discussed in class. Make notes, key words and use examples to support your learning. Vocabulary Words and Concepts: -Collective Rights- Who gets them in Canada? Aboriginal...

Chapter 4: Collective Rights Study Guide Please use this time to begin reviewing key concepts discussed in class. Make notes, key words and use examples to support your learning. Vocabulary Words and Concepts: -Collective Rights- Who gets them in Canada? Aboriginal Groups - First nations, Metis, Inuit Official Language Groups - Anglophones and Francophones What is it? Rights guaranteed to specific groups in Canadian society for historical and constitutional reasons -Number Treaties- Why were they signed? They were signed by the indigenous peoples and the Canadian government. They were signed that the Indigenous people gave up their land.( Most of the time they didn’t understand the treaties) Who receives them? The Canadian government and the Indigenous people would receive certain things. What do they receive? Examples The Canadian government would receive big areas of Indigenous lands for settlement and resources. The Indigenous peoples would get certain benefits such as education, annuities(Yearly payments, 5 dollars in Treaty 8), Reserves (Specific lands where they lived and practiced their culture), and rights to hunt and fish on their traditional lands.( Not all treaties got the same benefits) -Reserve Lands for the exclusive use of first nations -Autonomy Authority to make decisions -Indian Act Federal legislation related to the rights and status of First Nations peoples (“status Indians”), first passed in 1876 and amended several times -Francophone a person whose first language is French -Anglophone a person whose first language is English -Inherent Rights rights with origins in fundamental justice -Publicly Funded paid for by taxes and provided by government -Privately Funded paid for by non-government sources like individuals and foundations. -Assimilation become part of a different cultural group -Official Language Minority a group that speaks one of Canada’s official languages (English or French) and that does not make up the majority population of a province or territory -Ethnocentrism the belief that one’s culture is superior to all other cultures -Louis Riel- Who was he? He was a Metis leader who played an important role in the Red River Resistance and the Northwest Resistance. What did he do? He fought for the rights of Metis people and was influential in the creation of the Manitoba Act. Red River Resistance Louis Riel and the red river resistance led by the Metis, were the result of the Manitoba Act. The act established Manitoba as a bilingual province, with education rights for Catholics and Protestants, and Métis land rights. Northwest Resistance Louis Riel and the Northwest Resistance went out to protect the Metis lands which is now Saskatchewan. Louis would also lead the northwest resistance into a military battle against the Canadian government where they lost. Louis Riel would then be hung for treason. Metis-Who were they? Metis people were a part of the Aboriginal group and were half European and half indigenous. ​ -Royal Proclamation of 1763- Why is it important to First Nations? It was a statement of how lands in North America would be divided at the end of the Seven Years War between England and France. The Royal Proclamation was important to the first nations because it also recognized the First Nations rights to land, by giving them all lands west of the Appalachian mountains. -Bill 101- What was it? Why was it made? Bill 101 was created to protect and promote the French language within the province of Quebec. Before Charter - Commercial can only use French After Charter - Commercial can use English and French Before Charter - Must attend francophone school After Charter - Minority language school Treaty 6,7,8 are apart of Alberta 4 and 10 are in small areas of Alberta too. Alberta was apart of the Northwest territories before becoming Alberta -Scrip in Métis history, a document that could be exchanged for land and that was offered to the Métis at the time the Numbered Treaties were negotiated What provinces have treaties in Canada? Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario