Indigenous Peoples of Canada/ Terms

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  1. 3. (Department of Indian Affairs) A government department that managed Indigenous people and enforced the Indian Act.
  2. 5. A spiritual ceremony practiced by some Indigenous nations.
  3. 9. Areas of land set aside by the government for First Nations to live on.
  4. 11. Indigenous peoples in Canada who are not Métis or Inuit.
  5. 13. Changes made to a law.
  6. 14. Indigenous peoples who live mainly in Canada’s Arctic regions.
  7. 15. Indigenous peoples’ legal right to land based on long-time use.
  8. 18. Agreements made between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian government.
  9. 20. A traditional ceremony where communities share food, gifts, and stories.
  10. 21. Leaders who get their position through family lines.
  11. 22. (title owners) Owning land fully, like regular private property.
  12. 23. A Canadian law that controls many parts of First Nations life.
  13. 24. When Indigenous groups ask the government to recognize their land rights.
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  1. 1. When a First Nations person lost their status to gain Canadian rights.
  2. 2. Rights that protect Indigenous peoples, their land, and their culture.
  3. 4. Treaties signed between 1871 and 1921 across large parts of Canada.
  4. 6. People with both Indigenous and European roots and their own culture.
  5. 7. A 1969 plan that tried to remove Indian status and the Indian Act.
  6. 8. Schools that forced Indigenous children away from their families and culture.
  7. 10. The main government of Canada that runs the country.
  8. 12. A legal identity under the Indian Act that gives certain rights.
  9. 16. Government workers who controlled and enforced rules on reserves.
  10. 17. A rule that stopped First Nations people from leaving reserves without permission.
  11. 19. The group of people who make Canada’s laws.