Across
- 6. To be firmly fixed or a part of something
- 7. Canada is officially a ________ country meaning that we have two official languages
- 9. When the British colonies joined together to make a unified country which they named Canada (in 1867)
- 11. Edmonton is located within Treaty ____ territory (spell the number)
- 12. Historic agreements that affect the rights and identity of Aboriginal peoples
- 14. The name of the area now known as Manitoba, before it joined Canada
- 16. Institutions that allowed for "aggressive civilization" of Aboriginal children through education and religious instruction
- 19. ___________ Language Education rights ensure that citizens have access to education in either of Canada's official languages
- 20. Term used to express a commitment or validate something
- 22. Aboriginal is a broad category that includes First Nations, Metis and ________
Down
- 1. The Manitoba Schools Act transformed all schools in the province to _______ (language) only
- 2. Land set aside for the exclusive use of First Nations
- 3. A group of people who share some commonalities (language, religion, culture, etc.)
- 4. Treaties outline Aboriginal's rights to reserves, education, ______ and fishing, farming assistance, and annuities.
- 5. The belief that one's own culture is superior to others
- 8. Legislation that showed he Canadian government's attitude that Aboriginal people needed guidance and established Indian Agents that were elected: ________ Act]
- 10. A person whose first language is French
- 13. Annual payments made by the Canadian government to some First Nations groups
- 15. One of the primary purposes of residential schools through teaching European language and customs
- 17. Metis people consider rights to land and their traditional ways to be _________ rights because they are first peoples of Canada (pg. 152)
- 18. A person whose first language is English
- 21. The BNA Act of 1867 allowed for ________-Catholic (language) schools in Manitoba until the Manitoba Schools Act was established in 1890
