Native Studies Final Exam
________ 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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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
recognized in the Indian Act
d. Non-Status First Nations have a distinct culture and the Metis do not - ANS-b. Metis
are recognized in the Canadian Constitution and non-Status First Nations are not
Under Bill C-31:
a. If a 6(1) married a 6(2), their child would be considered 6(2)
b. If a 6(1) married a non-'Indian', their child would not be considered an 'Indian'
c. If a 6(2) marries a non-'Indian', their child would not be considered an 'Indian'
d. If a 6(2) married a 6(2), their child would not be considered an 'Indian' - ANS-c. If a
6(2) marries a non-'Indian', their child would not be considered an 'Indian
, Which of the following criteria has been used in history to define an 'Indian'?
a. A person who has resided outside Canada for more than six (6) months
b. An 'Indian' female married to a non-'Indian' man
c. A non-'Indian' woman married to an 'Indian' man
d. A person with a high school diploma - ANS-c. A non-'Indian' woman married to an
'Indian' man
Most Aboriginal people are considered:
a. Enfranchised
b. Metis
c. Registered 'Indians'
d. Inuit - ANS-c. Registered Indians
The Indian Act was created in:
a. 1850
b. 1867
c. 1876
d. 1921 - ANS-c. 1876
Colonization:
a. Allowed Indigenous peoples access to lands and resources
b. Prevented Indigenous people from developing healthy cultural identities
c. Produced cohesive Aboriginal communities
d. Produced empowerment in Indigenous communities - ANS-b. pretend indigenous
people from developing healthy cultural identities
Life expectancy for Indigenous people today:
a. Is about 30 years less than for non-Aboriginal people
b. Is higher than for non-Indigenous peoples
c. Is about the same today as for non-Indigenous peoples 40 years ago
d. Is the same for non-Indigenous peoples - ANS-c. is about the same today as for non-
indigenous people 40 years ago
If a Metis man and a 6(2) woman had a child, this child would be:
a. Treaty
b. 6(2)
c. not entitled to Indian status
d. 6(1) - ANS-c. not entitled to Indian status
________ 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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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
recognized in the Indian Act
d. Non-Status First Nations have a distinct culture and the Metis do not - ANS-b. Metis
are recognized in the Canadian Constitution and non-Status First Nations are not
Under Bill C-31:
a. If a 6(1) married a 6(2), their child would be considered 6(2)
b. If a 6(1) married a non-'Indian', their child would not be considered an 'Indian'
c. If a 6(2) marries a non-'Indian', their child would not be considered an 'Indian'
d. If a 6(2) married a 6(2), their child would not be considered an 'Indian' - ANS-c. If a
6(2) marries a non-'Indian', their child would not be considered an 'Indian
, Which of the following criteria has been used in history to define an 'Indian'?
a. A person who has resided outside Canada for more than six (6) months
b. An 'Indian' female married to a non-'Indian' man
c. A non-'Indian' woman married to an 'Indian' man
d. A person with a high school diploma - ANS-c. A non-'Indian' woman married to an
'Indian' man
Most Aboriginal people are considered:
a. Enfranchised
b. Metis
c. Registered 'Indians'
d. Inuit - ANS-c. Registered Indians
The Indian Act was created in:
a. 1850
b. 1867
c. 1876
d. 1921 - ANS-c. 1876
Colonization:
a. Allowed Indigenous peoples access to lands and resources
b. Prevented Indigenous people from developing healthy cultural identities
c. Produced cohesive Aboriginal communities
d. Produced empowerment in Indigenous communities - ANS-b. pretend indigenous
people from developing healthy cultural identities
Life expectancy for Indigenous people today:
a. Is about 30 years less than for non-Aboriginal people
b. Is higher than for non-Indigenous peoples
c. Is about the same today as for non-Indigenous peoples 40 years ago
d. Is the same for non-Indigenous peoples - ANS-c. is about the same today as for non-
indigenous people 40 years ago
If a Metis man and a 6(2) woman had a child, this child would be:
a. Treaty
b. 6(2)
c. not entitled to Indian status
d. 6(1) - ANS-c. not entitled to Indian status
