Chapter 15 Study Questions

  1. What is compulsory enfranchisement and how was this concept used by Indian Affairs?
  2. Why did the Department of Indian Affairs put a stop to direct communication from individual First Nations people and what was the resulting protocol?
  3. How did residential schools fare in terms of educational attainment for the students?
  4. What was the “Sixties Scoop” and what impact did it have on Indigenous families?
  5. Why is Blue Quills important to the development of Indigenous education in Canada?
  6. Who were “code talkers” and what purpose did they serve?
  7. What is the relationship between the National Indian Brotherhood and the Assembly of First Nations?
  8. What were the highlights of the Hawthorn Report and why did some Indigenous leaders see it in a favourable light?
  9. What was the purpose of the 1969 White Paper?
  10. How did Indigenous Peoples respond to the 1969 White Paper?
  11. Who was Deskaheh and why did he approach the League of Nations on behalf of the Haudenosaunee?
  12. What was Saint-Paul-des-MeĢtis and why did it fail?
  13. What was the Ewing Commission and what recommendations did it propose?
  14. What level of self-government are the Métis of Alberta (from Métis settlements) able to practice?
  15. What is the history of Bill C-31 and what was accomplished by First Nations women in relation to this legislation?
  16. Who was Francis Pegahmagabow and why was he important?
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