Question 1

Communitarianism is the belief that communities and community identity overpower and erase individual identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Indigenous Canadians living off-reserve are how many times more likely than other Canadians to receive social assistance?

Accepted Answer

A)  About five times 
B)  About four times 
C)  About two times 
D)  About nine times 
E)  About three times 
A)  About five times 
B)  About four times 
C)  About two times 
D)  About nine times 
E)  About three times

Question 3

What is the second most common Indigenous language?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ojibway 
B)  Siouan 
C)  Inuktitut 
D)  Dene 
E)  Cree 
A)  Ojibway 
B)  Siouan 
C)  Inuktitut 
D)  Dene 
E)  Cree

Question 4

Indian bands that live on reserves are subject to special legal provisions concerning which matter(s)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual land ownership 
B)  Restrictions on permissible economic activities 
C)  Land transfer 
D)  Prohibition against mortgages on reserve land 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Individual land ownership 
B)  Restrictions on permissible economic activities 
C)  Land transfer 
D)  Prohibition against mortgages on reserve land 
E)  All of the above

Question 5

Describe the recent evolution of the name of the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs.

Accepted Answer

The importance of language was demonstra

Question 6

Disputes over land are easily solved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Roughly how many Indigenous people live on reserves?

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 
B)  33,000 
C)  330,000 
D)  110,000 
E)  660,000 
A)  10,000 
B)  33,000 
C)  330,000 
D)  110,000 
E)  660,000

Question 8

Regina v. Sparrow (1990) addressed the issue of Indigenous rights, including property rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

For years, what defined the relations between Indigenous communities and the Canadian state?

Accepted Answer

Relations between Indigenous communities

Question 10

What was the issue in Regina v. Sparrow (1990)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whether the right to citizenship was an inherent Indigenous right 
B)  Whether the right to fish was an inherent Indigenous right 
C)  Whether the right to participate in the fur trade was an inherent Indigenous right 
D)  Whether the right to landownership was an inherent Indigenous right 
E)  Whether the right to enter into treaties was an inherent Indigenous right 
A)  Whether the right to citizenship was an inherent Indigenous right 
B)  Whether the right to fish was an inherent Indigenous right 
C)  Whether the right to participate in the fur trade was an inherent Indigenous right 
D)  Whether the right to landownership was an inherent Indigenous right 
E)  Whether the right to enter into treaties was an inherent Indigenous right

Question 11

What recognized and affirmed the existing Indigenous and treaty rights of the Indigenous peoples of Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indian Act 
B)  Regina v. Sparrow (1990) 
C)  Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 
D)  Calder (1973) 
E)  St. Catherine's Milling and Lumber Company v. The Queen (1888) 
A)  Indian Act 
B)  Regina v. Sparrow (1990) 
C)  Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 
D)  Calder (1973) 
E)  St. Catherine's Milling and Lumber Company v. The Queen (1888)

Question 12

Which of the following is not a major association that represents Indigenous Canadians?

Accepted Answer

A)  The League of Indians 
B)  The Assembly of First Nations 
C)  The North American Indian Brotherhood 
D)  The North American Indigenous Movement 
E)  The Congress of Indigenous Peoples 
A)  The League of Indians 
B)  The Assembly of First Nations 
C)  The North American Indian Brotherhood 
D)  The North American Indigenous Movement 
E)  The Congress of Indigenous Peoples

Question 13

About one in two executives in Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada is Indigenous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following was not part of Indigenous policy in New France?

Accepted Answer

A)  Status and rights of naturalized French citizens for converted Indigenous 
B)  Native proprietary interests in lands claimed by France 
C)  Conversion of the Indigenous population to Christianity 
D)  Language transfer from Indigenous to non-Indigenous languages 
E)  All of the above were parts of Indigenous policy. 
A)  Status and rights of naturalized French citizens for converted Indigenous 
B)  Native proprietary interests in lands claimed by France 
C)  Conversion of the Indigenous population to Christianity 
D)  Language transfer from Indigenous to non-Indigenous languages 
E)  All of the above were parts of Indigenous policy.

Question 15

How many Canadians self-identified as Métis in 2006?

Accepted Answer

A)  3,865 
B)  388,465 
C)  3.8 million 
D)  38,865 
E)  1.3 million 
A)  3,865 
B)  388,465 
C)  3.8 million 
D)  38,865 
E)  1.3 million

Question 16

Which of the following issues was revisited in R v. Marshall (1999)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fishing as an inherent Indigenous right 
B)  Indigenous rights to enter into treaties with the Crown on their behalf 
C)  The recognition and treatment of treaties between Indigenous peoples and the Crown as international treaties 
D)  What constitutes Indian status, and whether this status should be extended to children of status Indians 
E)  Indigenous title to lands and the conditions necessary to satisfy such title to ownership 
A)  Fishing as an inherent Indigenous right 
B)  Indigenous rights to enter into treaties with the Crown on their behalf 
C)  The recognition and treatment of treaties between Indigenous peoples and the Crown as international treaties 
D)  What constitutes Indian status, and whether this status should be extended to children of status Indians 
E)  Indigenous title to lands and the conditions necessary to satisfy such title to ownership

Question 17

Approximately how many Indian reserves are there in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  230 
B)  2,300 
C)  320 
D)  1,300 
E)  32 
A)  230 
B)  2,300 
C)  320 
D)  1,300 
E)  32

Question 18

For every 10 Indigenous Canadians, how many have not completed high school?

Accepted Answer

A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Four 
E)  Five 
A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Four 
E)  Five

Question 19

Discuss the major phases in the development of policy toward Canada's Indigenous communities.

Accepted Answer

Assimilation; Integration; Self-determin

Question 20

What is the population of most reserves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fewer than 1,000 
B)  40,000 
C)  10,000 
D)  100,000 
E)  80,000 
A)  Fewer than 1,000 
B)  40,000 
C)  10,000 
D)  100,000 
E)  80,000

Communitarianism is the belief that communities and community identity overpower and erase individual identity.

Indigenous Canadians living off-reserve are how many times more likely than other Canadians to receive social assistance?

What is the second most common Indigenous language?

Indian bands that live on reserves are subject to special legal provisions concerning which matter(s)?

Describe the recent evolution of the name of the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs.

Disputes over land are easily solved.

Roughly how many Indigenous people live on reserves?

Regina v. Sparrow (1990) addressed the issue of Indigenous rights, including property rights.

For years, what defined the relations between Indigenous communities and the Canadian state?

What was the issue in Regina v. Sparrow (1990)?

What recognized and affirmed the existing Indigenous and treaty rights of the Indigenous peoples of Canada?

Which of the following is not a major association that represents Indigenous Canadians?

About one in two executives in Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada is Indigenous.

Which of the following was not part of Indigenous policy in New France?

How many Canadians self-identified as Métis in 2006?

Which of the following issues was revisited in R v. Marshall (1999)?

Approximately how many Indian reserves are there in Canada?

For every 10 Indigenous Canadians, how many have not completed high school?

Discuss the major phases in the development of policy toward Canada's Indigenous communities.

What is the population of most reserves?

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Exam 15: Indigenous Politics

Communitarianism is the belief that communities and community identity overpower and erase individual identity.

Indigenous Canadians living off-reserve are how many times more likely than other Canadians to receive social assistance?

What is the second most common Indigenous language?

Indian bands that live on reserves are subject to special legal provisions concerning which matter(s)?

Describe the recent evolution of the name of the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs.

Disputes over land are easily solved.

Roughly how many Indigenous people live on reserves?

Regina v. Sparrow (1990) addressed the issue of Indigenous rights, including property rights.

For years, what defined the relations between Indigenous communities and the Canadian state?

What was the issue in Regina v. Sparrow (1990)?

What recognized and affirmed the existing Indigenous and treaty rights of the Indigenous peoples of Canada?

Which of the following is not a major association that represents Indigenous Canadians?

About one in two executives in Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada is Indigenous.

Which of the following was not part of Indigenous policy in New France?

How many Canadians self-identified as Métis in 2006?

Which of the following issues was revisited in R v. Marshall (1999)?

Approximately how many Indian reserves are there in Canada?

For every 10 Indigenous Canadians, how many have not completed high school?

Discuss the major phases in the development of policy toward Canada's Indigenous communities.

What is the population of most reserves?

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

The Constitution

Rights and Freedoms

Federalism

The Machinery of Government

The Administrative State

Parties and Elections

Interest Groups

The Media

Language Politics

Women and Politics

Canada in the World

Filters