Indigenous Peoples and Culture Flashcards
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Louis Riel led the Métis in two resistance movements. The second, in 1885, is known as what?
Answer: The North-West Resistance
The North-West Resistance of 1885 was led by Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont to defend Métis land rights in present-day Saskatchewan.
Which Inuit organization represents Inuit in Canada at the national level?
Answer: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is the national organization representing approximately 65,000 Inuit across Inuit Nunangat.
The Métis National Council represents Métis people primarily from which region?
Answer: The western provinces of the historic Métis homeland
The Métis National Council represents Métis whose roots trace to the historic Métis homeland in western Canada, including Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and BC.
What is the name of the Inuit homeland that spans parts of Nunavut, Northern Quebec, Labrador, and the Northwest Territories?
Answer: Inuit Nunangat
Inuit Nunangat is the Inuktitut term for the Inuit homeland, covering about 40% of Canada's landmass and 72% of its coastline.
Which historical document, signed in 1763, recognized Indigenous peoples' rights to their lands and required Crown approval for land purchases?
Answer: The Royal Proclamation
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 is sometimes called the 'Indian Magna Carta' and established a framework for treaty-making with Indigenous peoples.
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, sometimes called the Iroquois or Six Nations, includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Ojibwe
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy consists of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora nations — the Ojibwe are Anishinaabe, not part of this confederacy.
Which traditional Indigenous governance structure influenced some early Canadian and American democratic ideas, according to historians?
Answer: The Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace
The Great Law of Peace (Gayanashagowa) of the Haudenosaunee established a sophisticated confederacy model that some historians believe influenced democratic principles.