Question 1

The term sixties scoop refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) a conflict between members of the Mohawk nation and the Quebec Provincial Police at Oka,Quebec 
B) a scandal involving the staff of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 
C) a massive apprehension of Aboriginal children by child welfare workers 
D) a national study in the 1960s that revealed the appalling living conditions on reserves 
A) a conflict between members of the Mohawk nation and the Quebec Provincial Police at Oka,Quebec 
B) a scandal involving the staff of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 
C) a massive apprehension of Aboriginal children by child welfare workers 
D) a national study in the 1960s that revealed the appalling living conditions on reserves C

Question 2

Although Aboriginal women represent only 3 percent of the total female population,they account for what percent of female homicides in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 percent 
B) 5 percent 
C) 10 percent 
D) 15 percent 
A) 3 percent 
B) 5 percent 
C) 10 percent 
D) 15 percent C

Question 3

The Community Holistic Circle Healing program in Hollow Water,Manitoba,has adopted a holistic approach to family violence.What is the process used?

Accepted Answer

A) It involves both the survivor of sexual abuse and the abuser. 
B) It sets out to change people's attitudes toward addictions and their causes. 
C) It is based on a twelve-step process. 
D) It concentrates on a specific amount of concentrated weekend retreats. 
A) It involves both the survivor of sexual abuse and the abuser. 
B) It sets out to change people's attitudes toward addictions and their causes. 
C) It is based on a twelve-step process. 
D) It concentrates on a specific amount of concentrated weekend retreats. A

Question 4

According to the 2011 Census,what percent of Aboriginal youth are under the age of twenty-five?

Accepted Answer

A) approximately 15 percent 
B) approximately 25 percent 
C) approximately 35 percent 
D) approximately 45 percent 
A) approximately 15 percent 
B) approximately 25 percent 
C) approximately 35 percent 
D) approximately 45 percent

Question 5

In 1995,the Government of Canada released the Inherent Rights Policy.What was its primary intend?

Accepted Answer

A) to ensure equal rights among Aboriginal men and women 
B) to develop and implement healing strategies 
C) to abolish enfranchisement policies 
D) to develop self-governments 
A) to ensure equal rights among Aboriginal men and women 
B) to develop and implement healing strategies 
C) to abolish enfranchisement policies 
D) to develop self-governments

Question 6

In what year did Prime Minister Harper apologize to the former students of the Indian Residential Schools,on behalf of the Government of Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) 1998 
B) 2000 
C) 2008 
D) 2010 
A) 1998 
B) 2000 
C) 2008 
D) 2010

Question 7

In 1763,what was the Royal Proclamation signed by King George III of England intended to protect?

Accepted Answer

A) the fur trade in the colonies 
B) England's claim to the land originally inhabited by Aboriginal peoples 
C) Aboriginal peoples in Canada from being exploited by the English settlers 
D) the English settlers from Canada's Aboriginal peoples 
A) the fur trade in the colonies 
B) England's claim to the land originally inhabited by Aboriginal peoples 
C) Aboriginal peoples in Canada from being exploited by the English settlers 
D) the English settlers from Canada's Aboriginal peoples

Question 8

Which Canadian prime minister spearheaded the Kelowna Accord as an attempt to raise the standard of living for Aboriginal peoples to that of non-Aboriginal Canadians within a ten-year period?

Accepted Answer

A) Brian Mulroney 
B) Pierre Trudeau 
C) Jean Chrétien 
D) Paul Martin 
A) Brian Mulroney 
B) Pierre Trudeau 
C) Jean Chrétien 
D) Paul Martin

Question 9

In 1997,which initiative was established to help Aboriginal people deal with the negative effects of residential schools?

Accepted Answer

A) Community Holistic Circle Healing 
B) Brighter Futures 
C) Aboriginal Healing Strategy 
D) Aboriginal Head Start 
A) Community Holistic Circle Healing 
B) Brighter Futures 
C) Aboriginal Healing Strategy 
D) Aboriginal Head Start

Question 10

What was the primary reason the Government of Canada wanted Aboriginal children to attend residential schools?

Accepted Answer

A) to teach the children about traditional native customs 
B) to protect the children from abusive parents 
C) to prepare the children for life in mainstream Canadian society 
D) to ensure that they had proper housing and care 
A) to teach the children about traditional native customs 
B) to protect the children from abusive parents 
C) to prepare the children for life in mainstream Canadian society 
D) to ensure that they had proper housing and care

Question 11

The Community Well-Being Index is used to rate the quality of education,employment,income,and housing in Canadian communities.In 2008,only one First Nations community rated in the top 100 Canadian communities.How many First Nations communities placed in the 100 worst communities in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) fifty-six 
B) seventy-four 
C) eighty-seven 
D) ninety-six 
A) fifty-six 
B) seventy-four 
C) eighty-seven 
D) ninety-six

Question 12

At one time,a key purpose of the Gradual Civilization Act was to increase enfranchisement.Consequently what was the expectation of Aboriginal peoples?

Accepted Answer

A) to receive further education 
B) to develop their own economies 
C) to surrender their Indian status 
D) to freely practice traditional rituals and customs 
A) to receive further education 
B) to develop their own economies 
C) to surrender their Indian status 
D) to freely practice traditional rituals and customs

Question 13

What was the primary aim of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy,introduced in 1998 by the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A) coordinate Aboriginal policies and programs in large cities 
B) reduce homelessness among Aboriginal people living in urban centres 
C) create a wide range of Native Friendship Centres in urban centres 
D) encourage Status Indians to return to reserves 
A) coordinate Aboriginal policies and programs in large cities 
B) reduce homelessness among Aboriginal people living in urban centres 
C) create a wide range of Native Friendship Centres in urban centres 
D) encourage Status Indians to return to reserves

Question 14

According to the 2011 Census,what percentage of Canadians identified themselves as an Aboriginal person?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 percent 
B) 4 percent 
C) 6 percent 
D) 8 percent 
A) 2 percent 
B) 4 percent 
C) 6 percent 
D) 8 percent

Question 15

Under the Federal Strategy on Early Childhood Development for First Nations and Other Aboriginal Children,a wide range of programs attempt to meet the needs of Aboriginal children and their families.Match each program name listed below (left column)to its most appropriate characteristic (right column).Enter either a,b,c,or d on the line provided.
__ Brighter Futures 
__ First Nations' National Child Benefit Reinvestment 
__ Aboriginal Head Start 
__ First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative 
 
a.aims to prepare young children for school.
b.aims to help parents increase their awareness and understanding of health-related issues.
c.aims to reduce the negative effects of Aboriginal child poverty .
d.aims to reduce the negative effects of Aboriginal child poverty.

Accepted Answer

a)Aboriginal Head Start
b)Brig

Question 16

In what year was Canada's Indian Act amended to lift the ban on potlatches,powwow,and other traditional ceremonies?

Accepted Answer

A) 1938 
B) 1946 
C) 1951 
D) 1963 
A) 1938 
B) 1946 
C) 1951 
D) 1963

Question 17

To colonial governments,what did the term assimilation imply?

Accepted Answer

A) the choice and the resultant efforts to ensure that only Status Indians enjoyed the benefits provided under the Indian Act 
B) the choice to move Aboriginal peoples into mainstream Canadian society 
C) the choice and resultant hard work to set up a system of land reserves to protect Aboriginal peoples from being exploited by the English settlers 
D) the effort required to help Aboriginal peoples form their own self-governments 
A) the choice and the resultant efforts to ensure that only Status Indians enjoyed the benefits provided under the Indian Act 
B) the choice to move Aboriginal peoples into mainstream Canadian society 
C) the choice and resultant hard work to set up a system of land reserves to protect Aboriginal peoples from being exploited by the English settlers 
D) the effort required to help Aboriginal peoples form their own self-governments

Question 18

The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement gives former students of residential schools all of the following EXCEPT which?

Accepted Answer

A) a bi-annual payment encompassing five consecutive years 
B) a system through which they can seek further compensation for the abuse they suffered 
C) a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to educate the public on the impact of the schools 
D) funds to commemorate the legacy of the schools,and support projects under the Aboriginal Healing Foundation 
A) a bi-annual payment encompassing five consecutive years 
B) a system through which they can seek further compensation for the abuse they suffered 
C) a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to educate the public on the impact of the schools 
D) funds to commemorate the legacy of the schools,and support projects under the Aboriginal Healing Foundation

Question 19

In 1998,the federal government issued a Statement of Reconciliation to Aboriginal peoples.What was the reason behind the statement?

Accepted Answer

A) to settle land claims 
B) to apologize for past injustices 
C) to outline for improving economic conditions on Indian reserves 
D) to announce the abolishment of the Indian Act 
A) to settle land claims 
B) to apologize for past injustices 
C) to outline for improving economic conditions on Indian reserves 
D) to announce the abolishment of the Indian Act

Question 20

Provide five unique points that describe the outcome of the residential school system.

Accepted Answer

1. Cultural genocide: The residential sc

The term sixties scoop refers to which of the following?

Although Aboriginal women represent only 3 percent of the total female population,they account for what percent of female homicides in Canada?

The Community Holistic Circle Healing program in Hollow Water,Manitoba,has adopted a holistic approach to family violence.What is the process used?

According to the 2011 Census,what percent of Aboriginal youth are under the age of twenty-five?

In 1995,the Government of Canada released the Inherent Rights Policy.What was its primary intend?

In what year did Prime Minister Harper apologize to the former students of the Indian Residential Schools,on behalf of the Government of Canada?

In 1763,what was the Royal Proclamation signed by King George III of England intended to protect?

Which Canadian prime minister spearheaded the Kelowna Accord as an attempt to raise the standard of living for Aboriginal peoples to that of non-Aboriginal Canadians within a ten-year period?

In 1997,which initiative was established to help Aboriginal people deal with the negative effects of residential schools?

What was the primary reason the Government of Canada wanted Aboriginal children to attend residential schools?

The Community Well-Being Index is used to rate the quality of education,employment,income,and housing in Canadian communities.In 2008,only one First Nations community rated in the top 100 Canadian communities.How many First Nations communities placed in the 100 worst communities in Canada?

At one time,a key purpose of the Gradual Civilization Act was to increase enfranchisement.Consequently what was the expectation of Aboriginal peoples?

What was the primary aim of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy,introduced in 1998 by the federal government?

According to the 2011 Census,what percentage of Canadians identified themselves as an Aboriginal person?

In what year was Canada's Indian Act amended to lift the ban on potlatches,powwow,and other traditional ceremonies?

To colonial governments,what did the term assimilation imply?

The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement gives former students of residential schools all of the following EXCEPT which?

In 1998,the federal government issued a Statement of Reconciliation to Aboriginal peoples.What was the reason behind the statement?

Provide five unique points that describe the outcome of the residential school system.

The Nature of Canadian Social Welfare

Social Welfare Policy

Historical Foundations

Social Welfare in the Globalization ERA

Service Sectors

Social Agencies

Service Providers

Planned Change in Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Systems

The Social Welfare of Low Income Groups

The Social Welfare of Children and Their Families

Social Welfare and Older Canadians

The Social Welfare of Recent Immigrants

Social Welfare and People With Disabilities

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Exam 12: The Social Welfare of Aboriginal Canadians

The term sixties scoop refers to which of the following?

Although Aboriginal women represent only 3 percent of the total female population,they account for what percent of female homicides in Canada?

The Community Holistic Circle Healing program in Hollow Water,Manitoba,has adopted a holistic approach to family violence.What is the process used?

According to the 2011 Census,what percent of Aboriginal youth are under the age of twenty-five?

In 1995,the Government of Canada released the Inherent Rights Policy.What was its primary intend?

In what year did Prime Minister Harper apologize to the former students of the Indian Residential Schools,on behalf of the Government of Canada?

In 1763,what was the Royal Proclamation signed by King George III of England intended to protect?

Which Canadian prime minister spearheaded the Kelowna Accord as an attempt to raise the standard of living for Aboriginal peoples to that of non-Aboriginal Canadians within a ten-year period?

In 1997,which initiative was established to help Aboriginal people deal with the negative effects of residential schools?

What was the primary reason the Government of Canada wanted Aboriginal children to attend residential schools?

The Community Well-Being Index is used to rate the quality of education,employment,income,and housing in Canadian communities.In 2008,only one First Nations community rated in the top 100 Canadian communities.How many First Nations communities placed in the 100 worst communities in Canada?

At one time,a key purpose of the Gradual Civilization Act was to increase enfranchisement.Consequently what was the expectation of Aboriginal peoples?

What was the primary aim of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy,introduced in 1998 by the federal government?

According to the 2011 Census,what percentage of Canadians identified themselves as an Aboriginal person?

In what year was Canada's Indian Act amended to lift the ban on potlatches,powwow,and other traditional ceremonies?

To colonial governments,what did the term assimilation imply?

The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement gives former students of residential schools all of the following EXCEPT which?

In 1998,the federal government issued a Statement of Reconciliation to Aboriginal peoples.What was the reason behind the statement?

Provide five unique points that describe the outcome of the residential school system.

The Nature of Canadian Social Welfare

Social Welfare Policy

Historical Foundations

Social Welfare in the Globalization ERA

Service Sectors

Social Agencies

Service Providers

Planned Change in Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Systems

The Social Welfare of Low Income Groups

The Social Welfare of Children and Their Families

Social Welfare and Older Canadians

The Social Welfare of Recent Immigrants

Social Welfare and People With Disabilities

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