SOCI 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Treaty 3, Nunavik, Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Document Summary
History + demographics: indigenous (aboriginal) peoples. Collec. name for the orig. peoples of n. am. and their descendents. 3 officially recognized groups: status indians / first nations, m tis, inuit. Indian act: indian act of 1876. Framework for indigenous / non-indigenous relations: invasive + paternalistic, 2 main policies: Membership def"d. by : registration in a gen. regis. in ottawa, affil"n. w/ 1/633 bands, entitlement to residence on band reserve lands, jurisdiction under indian act. M tis: m tis = 451, 795 (32%, descendants of mixed european - indigenous unions, inhabitants of the red river. Settlements of manitoba: anyone of mixed heritage who is recognized as such or who lives in m tis communities. Official definition diff: a person who self-identifies as m tis, is distinct from other aboriginal peoples, is of historic m tis nation ancestry and who is accepted by the m tis nation . (m tis national council, 2002: on: r. > hunt, fish for food w/o license.
