INST 203 - Questions With Detailed Solutions (Rated
A+)
acculturation Right Ans - a process of cultural adjustment occurring when
two cultures come into contact. The complete adoption of the norms and
conditions of one people by another usually leads to the absorption of the
adopting peoples into the dominant culture.
colonization Right Ans - a meta-term used to define the impact of non-
Indigenous settlement in Indigenous territories and on Indigenous peoples.
ethnographer Right Ans - a scholar who undertakes the systematic
recording of human cultures.
Explain briefly the origin and development of the term "Indian." Right Ans -
The Indigenous peoples of the United States and in Canada have reluctantly
accepted the term Indian as a shared self-identification. Why? Right Ans -
What accounts for the higher number of Indigenous women than men in
urban centres? (Frideres and Gadacz) Right Ans -
Since World War II, Indigenous people have been migrating to urban centres
in ever increasing numbers. What factors prompt this migration? (Frideres &
Gadacz) Right Ans -
What factors tend to influence an Indigenous individual's decision to migrate
to an urban centre? (Frideres & Gadacz) Right Ans -
Identify the main problems faced by service organizations in their attempts to
assist Indigenous people who try to establish residences in urban areas.
(Frideres & Gadacz) Right Ans -
Describe the effect of the reserve system on the daily lives of registered Indian
people. How did this system help to define Indian identity among people of
Indigenous descent? (Dyck) Right Ans -
, How do treaty rights affect the identity of Indigenous people in
Saskatchewan? (Dyck) Right Ans -
What arguments are advanced by those who contend that present legal
identifications of Indigenous people are arbitrary and should be ended in
favour of an all-inclusive Indigenous identity? (Dyck) Right Ans -
How might a leader of an organization of status Indians rebut such
arguments? (Dyck) Right Ans -
What is the difference between an "ethnic group" as defined by Barth and an
"ethnostatus group" as defined by Waldram? Right Ans -
What cultural factors make the legal distinction between "Indian" and "Métis"
appear absurd and arbitrary to some Indigenous communities? (Waldram)
Right Ans -
According to Waldram, what is a "white-status Native"? Right Ans -
According to Waldram, the legal distinction between Indian-status and white-
status Natives leads to inequities in the delivery of government services. What
inequities exist in the delivery of social assistance and economic development
programs? Right Ans -
How has the legal distinction between Indian-status and white-status persons
affected political developments in some Indigenous communities? (Waldram)
Right Ans -
According to officially recognized categories, what is the difference between; a
treaty and a non-treaty Indian person?; a status and a non-status Indian
person?; a registered and a non-registered Indian person? (Frideres and
Gadacz) Right Ans -
What are the seven parts of the colonization process? (Frideres and Gadacz)
Right Ans -
What is "collective" identity? (Frideres and Gadacz) Right Ans -
A+)
acculturation Right Ans - a process of cultural adjustment occurring when
two cultures come into contact. The complete adoption of the norms and
conditions of one people by another usually leads to the absorption of the
adopting peoples into the dominant culture.
colonization Right Ans - a meta-term used to define the impact of non-
Indigenous settlement in Indigenous territories and on Indigenous peoples.
ethnographer Right Ans - a scholar who undertakes the systematic
recording of human cultures.
Explain briefly the origin and development of the term "Indian." Right Ans -
The Indigenous peoples of the United States and in Canada have reluctantly
accepted the term Indian as a shared self-identification. Why? Right Ans -
What accounts for the higher number of Indigenous women than men in
urban centres? (Frideres and Gadacz) Right Ans -
Since World War II, Indigenous people have been migrating to urban centres
in ever increasing numbers. What factors prompt this migration? (Frideres &
Gadacz) Right Ans -
What factors tend to influence an Indigenous individual's decision to migrate
to an urban centre? (Frideres & Gadacz) Right Ans -
Identify the main problems faced by service organizations in their attempts to
assist Indigenous people who try to establish residences in urban areas.
(Frideres & Gadacz) Right Ans -
Describe the effect of the reserve system on the daily lives of registered Indian
people. How did this system help to define Indian identity among people of
Indigenous descent? (Dyck) Right Ans -
, How do treaty rights affect the identity of Indigenous people in
Saskatchewan? (Dyck) Right Ans -
What arguments are advanced by those who contend that present legal
identifications of Indigenous people are arbitrary and should be ended in
favour of an all-inclusive Indigenous identity? (Dyck) Right Ans -
How might a leader of an organization of status Indians rebut such
arguments? (Dyck) Right Ans -
What is the difference between an "ethnic group" as defined by Barth and an
"ethnostatus group" as defined by Waldram? Right Ans -
What cultural factors make the legal distinction between "Indian" and "Métis"
appear absurd and arbitrary to some Indigenous communities? (Waldram)
Right Ans -
According to Waldram, what is a "white-status Native"? Right Ans -
According to Waldram, the legal distinction between Indian-status and white-
status Natives leads to inequities in the delivery of government services. What
inequities exist in the delivery of social assistance and economic development
programs? Right Ans -
How has the legal distinction between Indian-status and white-status persons
affected political developments in some Indigenous communities? (Waldram)
Right Ans -
According to officially recognized categories, what is the difference between; a
treaty and a non-treaty Indian person?; a status and a non-status Indian
person?; a registered and a non-registered Indian person? (Frideres and
Gadacz) Right Ans -
What are the seven parts of the colonization process? (Frideres and Gadacz)
Right Ans -
What is "collective" identity? (Frideres and Gadacz) Right Ans -
