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14 Cards in this Set
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Collective Rights
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rights guarunteed to specific groups in Canadian society for historical and constitutional reasons
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Collective Identity
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the shared identity of a group of people, especially because of a common language and culture
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Affirm
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to validate and express commitment to something
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Treaty
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a treaty is an express agreement under international law entered into by actors of international law
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aboriginals
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original or earliest known; native; indeginous, in an area
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Indian Act
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is a Canadian statute that concerns registered indians, their bands, systems of reserves and related to the rights and status of the first nations people
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First Nations
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name for diverse aboriginal peoples who have collective rights that are recognized and protected by the Canadian constitution
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Indian
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a word used to describe First Nations of North America
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Royal Proclamation
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sought to establish control over lands in North America formerly claimed by France
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Sovereignty
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independence as a people, with a right to self-government
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Residential Schools
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provided first nations with education, however the main goal was to assimilate all first nations
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Assimilation
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becoming part of another cultural group
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Ethnocentrism
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the belief that ones culture is superior to all other cultures
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Constitution
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a special set of laws that establish a framework of governace
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