Indigenous Peoples and Culture Flashcards
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) concluded its work and released its final report in which year?
Answer: 2015
The TRC released its final report in December 2015, including 94 Calls to Action addressing the legacy of residential schools.
What term did the Truth and Reconciliation Commission use to describe the treatment of Indigenous children in residential schools?
Answer: Cultural genocide
The TRC concluded that the residential school system amounted to cultural genocide, designed to eliminate Indigenous languages, cultures, and identities.
Which numbered treaty covered the area that includes present-day Winnipeg, Manitoba, signed in 1871?
Answer: Treaty 1
Treaty 1 (1871), also called the Stone Fort Treaty, covered the area around present-day Winnipeg and was the first of the numbered treaties.
The Indian Act of 1876 gave the federal government broad control over Indigenous peoples. Which of the following did it originally include?
Answer: A ban on Indigenous peoples hiring lawyers to pursue land claims
Until 1951, the Indian Act prohibited Status Indians from hiring lawyers to pursue land claims, severely limiting their ability to challenge the government.
The 1969 White Paper proposed by Pierre Trudeau's government would have done what to the Indian Act and treaty rights?
Answer: Abolished the Indian Act and eliminated special Indigenous status
The 1969 White Paper proposed eliminating the Indian Act, special status, and treaty rights, treating Indigenous peoples the same as other Canadians — it was rejected by Indigenous leaders.
Which landmark 1997 Supreme Court of Canada decision recognized that Indigenous peoples can hold Aboriginal title to land even without a treaty?
Answer: Delgamuukw v. British Columbia
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia (1997) confirmed that Aboriginal title exists in Canadian law and can apply to lands never covered by treaties.
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report in 2019. What conclusion did it reach?
Answer: The violence constituted genocide against Indigenous women and girls
The National Inquiry concluded that the violence against Indigenous women and girls constituted genocide, resulting from deliberate state policies and actions.