NS 161 Study set final exam questions
with explanations of answers.
Reading the newspaper one day, you come across an opinion piece calling for the government to
forcibly evict everyone at an Indigenous prayer camp in the city, because the inhabitants of the camp
may steal things out of nearby residents' yards. This is an example of: - Correct Answers Criminalization.
Which structural barriers make both market-based and non-profit social housing difficult for many First
Nations peoples and families? - Correct Answers Income disparity between Indigenous and non-
Indigenous peoples, and federal policies that make reserve land the collateral for a loan.
"A Doorway Out of Darkness" A manifesto by men who are incarcerated, characterize themselves as -
Correct Answers capable members of our community who require support and should have access to
education and inside directed programming
In the interview with Chelsea Vowel, what is her response to the question "What is the one thing you
want people to understand?" - Correct communities, not just Indigenous communities, are funded
through taxation revenues, but only funding for Indigenous communities are scrutinized.
Which of the following terms best describes roles taken up by Indigenous people who fight against
colonial violations of our rights and lands? - Correct Answers Defender/Protector.
Alexandra Harmon writes about settler alarm. According to her, what fuels the alarm? - Correct Answers
when Indigenous peoples achieve any level of economic success.
What purpose does "Indian" presence have in horror films like The Shining or Pet Sematary?
Question 7 - Correct Answers to fuel the mythological background of an evil threat.
According to Angela Aleiss, what do Indian-themed westerns accomplish? - Correct Answers They give
white audiences a window into a world that is in the past.
, Criminal justice structures aided settler colonialism in North America by
Question 9 - Correct Answers Making Indigenous ways of life illegal and therefore equating Indigeneity
with inherent criminality.
The stereotype of the Angry Native Protestor is related to which of the following myths and stereotypes
discussed in Module 8?: - Correct Answers Good Indian/Bad Indian, Indigenous as threat, Canadian
benevolence
According to Gord Hill, the Oka Crisis ended when: - Correct Answers The Mohawk burned their
weapons and left the barricades
Tia and Roz are watching a music awards show with an Indigenous category. Roz remembers reading a
story on their social media. The story quoted a nominated pop star saying they are probably 1/16th
Indigenous, but unlike a different Indigenous singer, they worked for their success. Roz is confused and
wonders why the first pop star is even saying something like that. Tia has been taking the stereotypes
course, and tells her friend that: - Correct Answers The first pop star thinks Indigenous people are
undeserving of success
The severalty land ownership was meant to promote individualism. However, it had an underlying
motive - Correct Answers It meant land could be characterized as surplus and then taken and sold
Some of the films discussed show a white man having relations with an Indigenous woman. What do
scholars say is at play here? - Correct Answers enabling settler claims to the land
Indigenous peoples on the Canadian prairies entered into treaty and realized the following - Correct
AnswersThey needed to make the transition to a different form of livelihood, with agriculture forefront
in their minds
According to Vicki Chartrand, how has the penitentiary been central to the project of modern
colonialism in Canada establishing settler dominion? - Correct AnswersThe penitentiary quickly replaced
the receding of formal assimilation and segregation policies in the latter 20th century.
In films that depict "good Indians," the underpinning sentiment is often nostalgia. What does that
nostalgia represent?
with explanations of answers.
Reading the newspaper one day, you come across an opinion piece calling for the government to
forcibly evict everyone at an Indigenous prayer camp in the city, because the inhabitants of the camp
may steal things out of nearby residents' yards. This is an example of: - Correct Answers Criminalization.
Which structural barriers make both market-based and non-profit social housing difficult for many First
Nations peoples and families? - Correct Answers Income disparity between Indigenous and non-
Indigenous peoples, and federal policies that make reserve land the collateral for a loan.
"A Doorway Out of Darkness" A manifesto by men who are incarcerated, characterize themselves as -
Correct Answers capable members of our community who require support and should have access to
education and inside directed programming
In the interview with Chelsea Vowel, what is her response to the question "What is the one thing you
want people to understand?" - Correct communities, not just Indigenous communities, are funded
through taxation revenues, but only funding for Indigenous communities are scrutinized.
Which of the following terms best describes roles taken up by Indigenous people who fight against
colonial violations of our rights and lands? - Correct Answers Defender/Protector.
Alexandra Harmon writes about settler alarm. According to her, what fuels the alarm? - Correct Answers
when Indigenous peoples achieve any level of economic success.
What purpose does "Indian" presence have in horror films like The Shining or Pet Sematary?
Question 7 - Correct Answers to fuel the mythological background of an evil threat.
According to Angela Aleiss, what do Indian-themed westerns accomplish? - Correct Answers They give
white audiences a window into a world that is in the past.
, Criminal justice structures aided settler colonialism in North America by
Question 9 - Correct Answers Making Indigenous ways of life illegal and therefore equating Indigeneity
with inherent criminality.
The stereotype of the Angry Native Protestor is related to which of the following myths and stereotypes
discussed in Module 8?: - Correct Answers Good Indian/Bad Indian, Indigenous as threat, Canadian
benevolence
According to Gord Hill, the Oka Crisis ended when: - Correct Answers The Mohawk burned their
weapons and left the barricades
Tia and Roz are watching a music awards show with an Indigenous category. Roz remembers reading a
story on their social media. The story quoted a nominated pop star saying they are probably 1/16th
Indigenous, but unlike a different Indigenous singer, they worked for their success. Roz is confused and
wonders why the first pop star is even saying something like that. Tia has been taking the stereotypes
course, and tells her friend that: - Correct Answers The first pop star thinks Indigenous people are
undeserving of success
The severalty land ownership was meant to promote individualism. However, it had an underlying
motive - Correct Answers It meant land could be characterized as surplus and then taken and sold
Some of the films discussed show a white man having relations with an Indigenous woman. What do
scholars say is at play here? - Correct Answers enabling settler claims to the land
Indigenous peoples on the Canadian prairies entered into treaty and realized the following - Correct
AnswersThey needed to make the transition to a different form of livelihood, with agriculture forefront
in their minds
According to Vicki Chartrand, how has the penitentiary been central to the project of modern
colonialism in Canada establishing settler dominion? - Correct AnswersThe penitentiary quickly replaced
the receding of formal assimilation and segregation policies in the latter 20th century.
In films that depict "good Indians," the underpinning sentiment is often nostalgia. What does that
nostalgia represent?
