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22 Cards in this Set
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Affirm
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To validate and express commitment to something
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Assimilate
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To become part of a different cultural group
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What are the 7 sections of the charter?
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1. Fundamental Freedoms
2. Democratic Rights 3. Mobility Rights 4. Legal Rights 5 Equality Rights 6. Official languages of Canada 7. Minority Language Educational Rights |
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What are the 3 Founding collectives for Canada?
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1. Anglophone: English speaking citizens
2. Francophone: French speaking citizens 3. Indians: Aboriginal peoples |
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Francophone's in minority settings
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Able to get an education, obtain the same info, and have the same rights as the majority collective
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Bill 101
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-Made Quebec an official french speaking province
-Secured Francophone rights |
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How does the Charter promote?
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By giving us a variety of freedoms and choices
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How does the Charter protect?
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Giving us equality, mobility, and legal rights to ensure our protection
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How does the Charter support multiculturalism?
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It supports multiculturalism with minority language rights, collectives and equality rights
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How does the Charter affect Canadian identity?
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By protecting all of our rights and freedoms and making us a very diverse and open place to live
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Royal Proclamation, 1763
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Form relationships between Britain and FN;
regulate trade, settlement and land purchases. |
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Numbered Treaties, 1871-1921
(6, 7, and 8) |
In exchange for moving onto reserves, First Nations obtained health care, education, hunting and fishing rights, and more
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Constitution, 1876
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It defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its federal structure, the House of Commons, the Senate, the justice system, and the taxation system.
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Indian Act, 1876
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Goals: defines status; creates laws; administers treaty
rights |
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Repatriated Constitution, 1982
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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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First Nation Modern Legislation
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Establishes collective rights
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Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, 1993
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Established Inuit title to more than 350,000 square kilometres in Nunavut
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Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim
Agreement, 1994 |
Established the rights of the Sahtu Dene and Métis to
41 437 square kilometers in the Northwest Territories, and to negotiate an agreement to govern themselves. |
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Nisga’a Final Agreement, 2000
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Established the rights of the Nisga’a Nation to more than 1900 square kilometers in British Columbia and
to govern themselves. |
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Metis Treaties
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Trick question. Metis did not have any historic treaties with the government
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Land claims & inherent rights
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There have been numerous pieces of legislation passed to ensure that the inherent rights of Metis are met.
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Manitoba Act, 1870
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Made Manitoba a province and confirmed it was bilingual
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