ABS201Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Indian Register, Indian Act, Leanne Howe
15 Jun 2016
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There will be a definition section (defining terms from words first ) but you do not just define the word. Rather definition questions may present themselves indirectly: ex: when do we not use the word aboriginal , ans: when you are not talking about the inuit and metis. There will be some short answer questions: ex: give an example of a pre-contact treaty, ans: one dish, one spoon treaty. Define indigenous: everyone is indigenous to somewhere, according to the un, indigenous people must: have a historical continuity with pre-colonial or pre-settler societies. Much of the continuity has been broken (for example some indigenous people have lost their mother tongues) have a strong link to territory and resources have a distinct culture form a non-dominant group within society. Define indian: collectively describes all indigenous people in canada who are not inuit of metis. , constitution act of 1982: specifies that aboriginal" people in canada consists of the.
