Exam 12: Indigenous Families

The ________ refers to the decade when a high number of Indigenous children were taken from their families without proper investigation. The removal of Indigenous children was largely based on assumptions about race and character by provincial child welfare agencies.

The following statement regarding property and the private sphere is false: ________

_______ is the process by which individuals or communities attempt to arrive at a place of mutual understanding and acceptance.

Van Kirk (1983) described marriages between _______ as "à la façon du pays," or "according to the customs of the country."

The term "_______" is determined by Smith-Rosenberg and Rosenberg (1999) to mean the engagement with non-feminine activities such as labour outside of the home (i.e. factory work), reading, or studying in excess.

The term "_______" refers to the governance of the people on a specific territory, comprised of various clans and families.

Marriage between Indigenous men and European women was largely recognized as a social, political, and economic advantage by both Indigenous peoples and Europeans.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an official apology in 2008; this apology received both acceptance and criticism.

Despite an increase in Aboriginal child and family services agencies, traditional child-rearing practices and cultural patterns were not recognized as legitimate forms of childcare by welfare agencies.

Sacred law was given to the Anishinaabe nation by the Creator or Great Spirit through all of the following except ________

During the Sixties Scoop, Indigenous children were removed from their homes in a majority of cases due to neglect.

Describe the Sandra Lovelace case that took place in 1974.

From 1876 to 1951, there were numerous amendments made to further entrench government control over the lives of "Indians". These amendments included _______

Describe the four concentric circles as set out in the discussion on gender and family roles in Indigenous communities.

If an Indigenous woman married a non-Indigenous man or a non-status Indian, then she would no longer have certain rights. Explain these lost rights.

What is meant by the term "unphysiological"?

Confederation occurred in ________

In the 1960s, in the province of _______, Cree and Inuit children were placed primarily in the home community of the children.

During the 1960s and 70s, two cases challenged the discriminatory practices of the Indian Act. Discuss these two cases.

The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement that was negotiated between the individuals who attended the churches and the federal government amounted to $5 billion.