Ss Chapter 8-9

Front 1

define white mans burden

Back 1

the idea that the white man was superior to everyone else and it was his responsibility to educate other savage people

Front 2

define eurocentrism

Back 2

the idea that the european culture and way of life is superior to all others

Front 3

define imperialism

Back 3

an assertion between people that intentionally benefits one person over another

Front 4

define the Hudson bay company

Back 4

an english company that was made to trade in all parts of north america

Front 5

define the north west company

Back 5

a french company made to compete in the fur trade against the hudsons bay company

Front 6

define missionaries

Back 6

British people sent to other places to spread the Christianity religion

Front 7

define treaties

Back 7

the agreements made between the government and first nations

Front 8

define reserves

Back 8

The land given to first nations that they were allowed to live on

Front 9

describe the nisga FN people

Front 10

define paternalism

Back 10

a way of governing people restraining them from having equal rights and responsibilities

Front 11

describe chief crowfoot

Back 11

fought with and stood up for first nations right during colonization

Front 12

describe thomas king

Front 13

describe the indian act

Back 13

recognized status indians and outlined what they got

Front 14

describe the buffalo slaughter

Back 14

done by european people, the excessive killing of buffalo for fun and entertainment

Front 15

define the Canadian pacific railway

Back 15

the railway built to connect Canada and to make trading and importing of goods easier

Front 16

who did the cp rail benefit

Back 16

the rich people such as merchants not the indians

Front 17

define british india

Back 17

a company in east india that started as a group of traders but developed political control

Front 18

descibe gandhi

Back 18

believed that imposition of British culture in india was unjust

Front 19

define the royal commission on aboriginal people

Back 19

canadian royal commission that was made to outline many problems with the aboriginal status or indian problem

Front 20

define residential schools

Back 20

boarding schools for made the assimilation of fist nation children into British cultures

Front 21

describe duncan campell scott

Back 21

super intending of federal department of indian affairs and he made it so it was mandatory for children ages 7 to 15 to attend residential schools

Front 22

describe the aboriginal healing foundation

Back 22

made to help people who have survived residential schools and have lasting effects

Front 23

describe the oka crisis

Back 23

mohawk poeple barricaded a road near quebec because decisions were made to extend a golf course without their permission of what was thought to be their land.

Front 24

describe the congo free state

Back 24

was colonized by king leopold the second and he did this to get rich but told the gov he was trying to help with the white mans burden. he abused and killed many aboriginal people in congo and was eventually busted for his lies and then congo was overtaken by the gov.

Front 25

define zapatistas

Front 26

what does nafta mean

Back 26

not american free trade agreement

Front 27

define nafta

Back 27

north american free trade agreement