Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
7 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
Indian Act |
First passed by the Canadian Parliament in 1876 and amended several times since then, this act continues to define who is and is not a status Indian. Early versions of the act banned some traditional practices of FN culture and allowed only those who renounced Indian status to vote in federal elections |
First Nations Laws |
|
|
Status Indian |
A FN's person who is registered according to the provisions of the Indian Act and is therefore eligible to receive specific benefits |
Can have rights sort ofres |
|
|
Residential schools |
Boarding schools where FN children were gathered to live, work, and study. These schools were operated or subsided by the Canadian government's assimilation policy. Last school closed in 1996 |
Bad schools |
|
|
Cultural Mosaic |
A society that is made up of many distant cultural groups |
Different groups |
|
|
Multiculturalism |
A official Canadian government policy founded on the idea the Canadian Society is pluralistic made of many culturally distinct groups who are free to affirm and promote their own cultural identity |
Multiple cultures |
|
|
Cultural pluralism |
The idea that a variety of people are free to affirm and promote their customs, traditions, beliefs, and language within a society |
To affirm and promote something |
|
|
Quiet Revolution |
A period of intense social, political, economic change in Quebec. During this period which lasted from about 1960 to 1996. Québécois began to assert their rights and affirm and promote their language and culture |
Revolution period |
