INST 203 - Questions With Insightful Solutions
In Canada, the word "Native" is commonly used to refer to Aboriginal or
Indigenous people, as distinguished from people whose forebears came to
Canada from abroad as settlers, traders, or immigrants.
Ordinarily, the word "native" is used to denote a person's birthplace; for
example, a native of Vancouver, a native of Scotland, or a native of Rome. In
some countries that were under colonial rule, the word was used in a
derogatory way for Indigenous people. For example, in the Republic of South
Africa during the era of apartheid (racial segregation), "native" was used to
identify black South Africans as distinct from (and inferior to) white South
Africans, who referred to themselves as "Europeans" Right Ans -
The Concept of Identity in the Social Sciences
In the social sciences, the term "identity" is used loosely to refer to social
roles, personal traits, or images that people have adopted for themselves.
Erik Erikson -
With respect to an individual person, "identity" may refer to someone's
character, or mental or moral attitudes.
"Identity crisis," can be very serious for a person who moves between
cultures. Irreconcilable clashes between old and new values may occur,
making this difficult. They may try to find themselves by re-examining the
original cultural ways and beliefs, instead of adopting the culture and values
of the new society without question.
The person may then make a positive identification with Indigenous cultural
values, without rejecting outright the values of the new or dominant culture in
which he or she must now function. As a result, the individual may gain inner
freedom and the ability to dea Right Ans -
The Concept of "Indian"
In 1492, Christopher Columbus, mistook the Bahamas as the East Indies.
Indigenous people from this region were perceived as being compassionate,
generous, and peaceful.
Convinced that he had reached the East Indies, Columbus referred to those he
encountered as "Indians."
, European explorers, traders, and colonizers used the term "Indian" (or "Red
Indian") to identify the Indigenous inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere.
However, the enduring impact of the attempted colonization of Indigenous
peoples has been that the inclusive term has been forced on them, to the
extent that some Indigenous peoples use the term for self-identification.
Clearly, the term is controversial and has been a subject of intense discussion.
Ethnographers, including Slobodin, have attempted to explore the question
"What is an Indian?" by considering the nature of Indian groupings in the
United States and Canada. Right Ans -
Implications of Legal Identity
Both the way the legal system identifies Indigenous peoples in Canada and the
way they identify themselves have cultural, social, and political consequences.
Legal identification can allow the federal and provincial governments to
confer or deny rights and privileges to one or another group of Indigenous
people. Any discussion of legal identification must consider whether it
undermines the solidarity of Indigenous peoples, intentionally or
unintentionally. Right Ans -
Urbanization and Identity
1867 - British Government placed indians under the guardianship of the
Federal Government.
1876 - Indian Act was put in and implemented Indian assimilation and the
Reserve system. Geographical isolation was an imperative portion of the
assimilation.
"The reserve system was in part a device to isolate and protect Indians, while
at the same time becoming "the cradle of the Indian civilization effort and the
means of securing the white man's freedom to exploit the vast riches of a
growing dominion."
The goal of Canada's Indian policy was as follows:
- Indians were to be prepared for absorption into the broader Canadian
society.
In Canada, the word "Native" is commonly used to refer to Aboriginal or
Indigenous people, as distinguished from people whose forebears came to
Canada from abroad as settlers, traders, or immigrants.
Ordinarily, the word "native" is used to denote a person's birthplace; for
example, a native of Vancouver, a native of Scotland, or a native of Rome. In
some countries that were under colonial rule, the word was used in a
derogatory way for Indigenous people. For example, in the Republic of South
Africa during the era of apartheid (racial segregation), "native" was used to
identify black South Africans as distinct from (and inferior to) white South
Africans, who referred to themselves as "Europeans" Right Ans -
The Concept of Identity in the Social Sciences
In the social sciences, the term "identity" is used loosely to refer to social
roles, personal traits, or images that people have adopted for themselves.
Erik Erikson -
With respect to an individual person, "identity" may refer to someone's
character, or mental or moral attitudes.
"Identity crisis," can be very serious for a person who moves between
cultures. Irreconcilable clashes between old and new values may occur,
making this difficult. They may try to find themselves by re-examining the
original cultural ways and beliefs, instead of adopting the culture and values
of the new society without question.
The person may then make a positive identification with Indigenous cultural
values, without rejecting outright the values of the new or dominant culture in
which he or she must now function. As a result, the individual may gain inner
freedom and the ability to dea Right Ans -
The Concept of "Indian"
In 1492, Christopher Columbus, mistook the Bahamas as the East Indies.
Indigenous people from this region were perceived as being compassionate,
generous, and peaceful.
Convinced that he had reached the East Indies, Columbus referred to those he
encountered as "Indians."
, European explorers, traders, and colonizers used the term "Indian" (or "Red
Indian") to identify the Indigenous inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere.
However, the enduring impact of the attempted colonization of Indigenous
peoples has been that the inclusive term has been forced on them, to the
extent that some Indigenous peoples use the term for self-identification.
Clearly, the term is controversial and has been a subject of intense discussion.
Ethnographers, including Slobodin, have attempted to explore the question
"What is an Indian?" by considering the nature of Indian groupings in the
United States and Canada. Right Ans -
Implications of Legal Identity
Both the way the legal system identifies Indigenous peoples in Canada and the
way they identify themselves have cultural, social, and political consequences.
Legal identification can allow the federal and provincial governments to
confer or deny rights and privileges to one or another group of Indigenous
people. Any discussion of legal identification must consider whether it
undermines the solidarity of Indigenous peoples, intentionally or
unintentionally. Right Ans -
Urbanization and Identity
1867 - British Government placed indians under the guardianship of the
Federal Government.
1876 - Indian Act was put in and implemented Indian assimilation and the
Reserve system. Geographical isolation was an imperative portion of the
assimilation.
"The reserve system was in part a device to isolate and protect Indians, while
at the same time becoming "the cradle of the Indian civilization effort and the
means of securing the white man's freedom to exploit the vast riches of a
growing dominion."
The goal of Canada's Indian policy was as follows:
- Indians were to be prepared for absorption into the broader Canadian
society.
