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Question 1

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) concluded its work and released its final report in which year?

Accepted Answer

2015

Answer

The TRC released its final report in December 2015, including 94 Calls to Action addressing the legacy of residential schools.

Question 2

What term did the Truth and Reconciliation Commission use to describe the treatment of Indigenous children in residential schools?

Accepted Answer

Cultural genocide

Answer

The TRC concluded that the residential school system amounted to cultural genocide, designed to eliminate Indigenous languages, cultures, and identities.

Question 3

Which numbered treaty covered the area that includes present-day Winnipeg, Manitoba, signed in 1871?

Accepted Answer

Treaty 1

Answer

Treaty 1 (1871), also called the Stone Fort Treaty, covered the area around present-day Winnipeg and was the first of the numbered treaties.

Question 4

The Indian Act of 1876 gave the federal government broad control over Indigenous peoples. Which of the following did it originally include?

Accepted Answer

A ban on Indigenous peoples hiring lawyers to pursue land claims

Answer

Until 1951, the Indian Act prohibited Status Indians from hiring lawyers to pursue land claims, severely limiting their ability to challenge the government.

Question 5

The 1969 White Paper proposed by Pierre Trudeau's government would have done what to the Indian Act and treaty rights?

Accepted Answer

Abolished the Indian Act and eliminated special Indigenous status

Answer

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.

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