Affirm- to validate and express commitment to something.
Ex. To swear to tell the truth in a court case.
Collective Identity- the shared identity of a group of people.
Ex. Anglophones are a group of people.
Collective Rights- rights guarenteed to specific groups in Canadian society for historical and constitutional reasons. Theses groups are: Aboriginal people, including First Nations, Metis and Inuit; and Francophones and Anglophones.
Ex. First Nations can hunt whatever animal they want without a hunting license because its part of their culture.
First Nations- The umbrella name for the diverse Aboriginal peoples who have collective rights that are recongnized and protected in Canadas constitution.
Ex. Blackfoot people are apart of the First Nations name.
Sovereignty- independance as a people.
Ex. Canada as a country.
Annuity- an annual payment
Ex. Payment on a car.
Official Language Minority- speaking a official language but that language is not mainly spoken.
Ex. Spanish people are the language minority of Canada because most people speak English or French.
Anglophone- Person who`s first language is English.
Ex. English speaking person.
Francophone- Person who`s first language is French.
Ex. Person who speaks French.
Assimilate- become part of a different cultural group.
Ex. If you were an American and you moved to Iran and wore a turban.
Entrench (ed)- Fix firmly within.
Ex. the charter is entrenched in the constituion.
Indian- Europeans used the word Indian to describe the First Nations od North America, although these peoples were diverse and had names for themselves. Many First Nations prefer not to use the word Indian for themselves.
Ex. Blackfoot are a groups of `Indians`
Reserves- land for the exclusive use of First Nations.
Ex. Land that has been set aside for First Nations only. Siksika reserve.
Autonomy- authority to make decisions.
Ex.The Prime Minister makes decisions.
Land Claims- Land claims are a legal declaration of desired control over areas of property.
Ex. The Europeans taking over the First Nations land.
Settlement- An official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict:
Ex. unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement.
Collective- Done by people acting as a group.
Ex.Having a protest.
Ethnocentrism- the beilief that one`s culture is superior to all other cultures.
Ex. The Europeans thought they were better than the First Nations people.
Official Language Community- One of the groups in Candian society whose members speak an official language (french or english) as their first language.
Ex. A group who speaks french or english.
Publically Funded- paid for by taxes and provided by government
Ex. Roads, we pay taxes and the government maintains and builds them.
Scrip- In Metis history, a document that could be exchanged for land and that was offered the Metis at the time the Numbred Treaties were negotiated.
Ex. A document that was exchanged for land.
