Question 1

Which term refers to the belief that communities and communal identities are essential to individual dignity and the maintenance of truly domestic societies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Communism
B)   Communitarianism
C)   Libertarianism
D)   Utilitarianism
E)   Socialism B

Question 2

The provisions in the Indian Act do not apply to Métis and Inuit people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

According to the 2001 census, how much of Canada's population reported identifying with an Indigenous group?

Accepted Answer

A)   3.3 per cent
B)   1.6 per cent
C)   2.3 per cent
D)   4.1 per cent
E)   1.2 per cent A

Question 4

Approximately how much space do reserves occupy?

Accepted Answer

A)   The size of Toronto
B)   Half the size of Nova Scotia
C)   Half the size of Prince Edward Island
D)   A third the size of Vancouver
E)   Half the size of Montreal

Question 5

Which of the following is true about life on Indian reserves?

Accepted Answer

A)   Average life expectancy and incomes are significantly lower than Canadian norms
B)   Rates of substance abuse are lower than the Canadian average
C)   Rates of infant mortality are lower than the Canadian average
D)   Rates of unemployment are lower than the Canadian average
E)   Rates of crowded housing conditions are lower than the Canadian average

Question 6

The Idle No More movement gained national attention in 2012.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Reserves can practise self-government through band councils and chiefs who are elected for three-year terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How much did the self-identifying Métis population grow between 2006 and 2016?

Accepted Answer

A)   50 per cent
B)   35 per cent
C)   2 per cent
D)   10 per cent
E)   25 per cent

Question 9

Only one government has attempted to abolish the "paternalistic, racially based" reserve system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Indian Act applies to whom?

Accepted Answer

A)   Indigenous people born after the enactment of this legislation
B)   Non-status Indians
C)   Métis people
D)   Status Indians
E)   All of the above

Question 11

What is significant about the Calder (1973) case?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is often cited as the legal basis for Indigenous peoples' right to landownership.
B)   It is often cited as the legal basis for an inherent right for Indigenous peoples to fish.
C)   It is often cited as the legal basis for Indigenous peoples' right to self-government.
D)   It is often cited as the legal basis for Indigenous peoples' right to social services.
E)   It is often cited as the legal basis for Indigenous peoples' right to citizenship.

Question 12

What was the decision in the case of Calder et al. v. Attorney

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Government transfer payments make up what proportion of Indigenous income?

Accepted Answer

A)   About one-half
B)   About one-tenth
C)   About two-thirds
D)   About one-fifth
E)   About one-third

Question 14

Institutionalization of Indigenous affairs and identity within the Canadian state occurs through which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Employment
B)   Government transfers to Indigenous communities
C)   Broadcasting
D)   Embedding Indigenous affairs within the activities of the Canadian state
E)   All of the above

Question 15

Which prime minister issued a formal apology to the victims of residential schools?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lester Pearson
B)   Stephen Harper
C)   Brian Mulroney
D)   Pierre Trudeau
E)   Mackenzie King

Question 16

What did the British North America Act say about Indigenous Canadians and the Canadian government and the effects of the Indian Act?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Discuss the Indigenous population as reported by the 2016 census.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

What does section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 recognize and affirm?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rights of only Indigenous peoples recognized in the 1969 White Paper
B)   Rights of only Indigenous peoples recognized in the numbered treaties
C)   Existing Indigenous and treaty rights of the Indigenous peoples of Canada
D)   Rights to existing and future land claims of the Indigenous peoples of Canada
E)   Rights of only Indigenous peoples recognized in the Indian Act, 1876

Question 19

The Indigenous Peoples Television Network began in 1999.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Charlottetown Accord would have guaranteed an unspecified number of Indigenous premiers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Indigenous Politics

Which term refers to the belief that communities and communal identities are essential to individual dignity and the maintenance of truly domestic societies?

The provisions in the Indian Act do not apply to Métis and Inuit people.

According to the 2001 census, how much of Canada's population reported identifying with an Indigenous group?

Approximately how much space do reserves occupy?

Which of the following is true about life on Indian reserves?

The Idle No More movement gained national attention in 2012.

Reserves can practise self-government through band councils and chiefs who are elected for three-year terms.

How much did the self-identifying Métis population grow between 2006 and 2016?

Only one government has attempted to abolish the "paternalistic, racially based" reserve system.

The Indian Act applies to whom?

What is significant about the Calder (1973) case?

What was the decision in the case of Calder et al. v. Attorney

Government transfer payments make up what proportion of Indigenous income?

Institutionalization of Indigenous affairs and identity within the Canadian state occurs through which of the following?

Which prime minister issued a formal apology to the victims of residential schools?

What did the British North America Act say about Indigenous Canadians and the Canadian government and the effects of the Indian Act?

Discuss the Indigenous population as reported by the 2016 census.

What does section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 recognize and affirm?

The Indigenous Peoples Television Network began in 1999.

The Charlottetown Accord would have guaranteed an unspecified number of Indigenous premiers.