FNST 101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Terra Nullius, Papal Bull, Historica Canada

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: First Nations Studies
• Course: FNST 101
• Professor: Jasdeep Chahal

Document Summary

A papal bull refers to an official papal letter or document by pope or his offices in. It is "a charter or decree made by a sitting pope, head of the catholic church, issued as early as 1059 and issued to the present day" (reder ). Terra nullius is land belonging to no one. The term is "a latin phrase meaning "land without owners," commonly called "no-man"s land. " In international law, it indicates land that has been claimed by no sovereign- possibly originally meaning all land not under roman law" (reder ). This policy also involves unequal relationships between the dominated groups and the aboriginal citizens. M tis are people of mixed european and indigenous ancestry, and one of the three recognized aboriginal peoples in canada. The term is used to describe communities of mixed. Inuit refers to a group of indigenous people who share similar culture, inhabiting the. Arctic regions of greenland, canada and the united states.