Grade 9 social Chapter 4 notes

A policy

- A policy describes objectives of the government within the law

Who holds collective rights in Canada?

- Aboriginal peoples, including Inuit, First Nations and Metis peoples - francophones and Anglophones

What are the differences in interpretations of canadas government and the first Nations through these treaties?

- Canada's government believes first Nations gave up their land under the treaties - many first Nations disagree especially since their worldviews do not think of land as something anyone can own or give up

The Indian act in 1876

- Janet is Parliament passed the Indian act which made rules about the lives of first Nations people's without consulting them - at the time Candace government you first Nations as peoples who needed guidance - disconnected to Canada's colonial past and the attitude that European ways were superior to the ways of other peoples

How has the charter affected Francophone education?

- Rights for Francophones an angle phones are part of what made confederation - A guaranteed public schools for the Protestant minority in Quebec and the Catholic minorities in the rest of Canada

official bilingualism

- The charter establishes French and English as official languages of Canada and the right of Canadian citizens to conduct their affairs with the federal government in either official language

Minority language education rights

- The charter says that a French-speaking or English-speaking minority population of sufficient size in any province has the right to publicly funded schools that serve their language community

What are the numbered treaties?

- The number treaties have roots in the Royal proclamation of 1763 - pretend made the proclamation at the end of the seven years war as it sought to establish control over lands in North America formerly claimed by France - it recognized first Nations rights to land and established the principle of making treaties with first Nations through peaceful negotiation

What did the Indian act originally aim to do?

- assimilate first Nations peoples

Collective rights

- collective rights belong to groups of people and are entrenched in Canadas Constitution - The purpose of collective rights is to affirm the collective identity of groups in Society and to create a society where people of different identities belong

A law

- describes principles or conditions that must be followed

What are the charger rights of official language groups?

- official bilingualism and minority language education rights

What is the Indian act?

- under the act the federal government is able to develop specific policies and programs to administer treaty rights to First Nations - The act affirm the collective rights of first nations and also create officials for each reserve Indian agents within the power to decide individually how the government would fill its duties - this meant there were many interpretations of what treaty rights meant on a case-by-case basis