Native Studies Final Exam | with questions and answers | latest 2023/24

Native Studies Final Exam | with questions and answers | latest 2023/24 ________ is a process in which members of an ethnic group lose the characteristics (language, worldview, etc) that distinguishes them from the dominant group while taking on the characteristics of the dominant group a. Diffusionism b. Assimilation c. Colonization d. Enfranchisement - b. Assimilation Colonization ___________ a. Means control of land and people b. Is a modern process that emerged in the 20th century c. Means that Indigenous people have some rights in the land and its resources d. Emerged out of the belief that explorers had the right to claim lands for the 'mother' country - a. means control of land and people Bill C-31__________ a. Created new rules with regard to who could register as an 'Indian' b. Made it possible for those who had enfranchised to be reinstated c. Allowed bands to determine their own rules for band membership d. All of the above are correct - d. all of the above are correct Colonization has:_______________ a. Created various 'rights' for Indigenous people b. Produced empowerment in Indigenous communities c. Produced cohesive Aboriginal communities d. Prevented Indigenous people from developing healthy cultural identities - d. prevented indigenous people from developing healthy cultural identities Reserves are characterized in four (4) ways by Indigenous Affairs that reflect: a. Their economic development b. Their level of cultural continuity c. Their distance from an urban centre d. Their size - c. their distance from an urban centre Early settlers in Canada viewed Indigenous peoples: a. As needing to help to retain their traditional religious beliefs b. As being in a pure state of culture c. As needing to substitute their unpredictable behavior with predictable European modes of thinking d. As being a good source of information about living in Canada - C. as needing to substitute their unpredictable behavior with predictable europeans modes of thinking Government officials have argued Indigenous people should: a. Separate b. Marginalize c. Assimilate d. Integrate - c. Assimilate Colonization: a. Assumed Indigenous peoples had some rights b. Allowed kings and queens to sign treaties with Indigenous peoples c. Assumed Indigenous people were impediments to civilization d. Emerged out of a belief in Indigenous supremacy - c. Assumed Indigenous people were impediments to civilization Non-Status First Nations and Metis are different because: a. Historically, non-Status First Nations political organizations never included Metis b. Metis are recognized in the Canadian Constitution and non-Status First Nations are not c. Metis at one point were recognized by the Indian Act whereas non-Status were never recogniz