Chapter 24 Self-grading Quizzes

Indigenous Community Economic Resilience
. The Métis National Council (MNC) consists of __________.

. The national and international agendas for the MNC is set by __________.

. Métis priorities of culture, sovereignty, and leadership are reflected by the fact that _________.

. George Manuel called Indigenous Peoples the "Fourth World" to recognize the global commonalities of their experience of colonization, including _________________.

. The MMF leadership faces an election every ___________ years.

. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) recognized right of Indigenous Peoples to ______________.

. ______________ is the national advocacy body for more than 900,000 members and 634 communities.

. AFN addresses _________________.

. Relatively cooperative and respectful nation-to-nation relationships between Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada were replaced by the early nineteenth century due to _________________.

. The policies of assimilation that characterized the nineteenth and twentieth centuries included ____________________, which worked to undermine Indigenous Peoples and cultures.

. __________________are critical to successful economic development.

. The Métis have no land base except where agreements were signed in ______________.

. For a vibrant Indigenous economy the Harvard Project believes that _____________ is needed.

. __________________ go hand-in-hand and rely on the leadership within the community.

. ____________ is security and, for many, the source of identity, pride, self-respect and independence.

. Kitsaki Management Limited Partnership objective is to ___________.

. Two of the main principles of the Kitsaki Management Limited Partnership are _____________.

. Kitsaki's goal of protecting the environment is achieved through an environmental consulting firm that relies on____________ for their success.

. Osoyoos Indian Band's traditions are intertwined with their _____________.

. Osoyoos Indian Band's economic mission and vision for the community emphasizes _______________ through economic development while protecting their culture.

. Indigenous communities face different challenges to economic success, including ____________.

. The Nk'Mip Vineyards ______________.

. The landscape that supports Indigenous economic efforts is important to understanding opportunities and challenges to meaningful economic development.

. The Indian Act removed Indigenous lands and property from the Canadian economic realm and set them aside in enclaves.

. Due to the Indian Act, creditors and bankers are reluctant to enter Indigenous land enclaves because they cannot exercise their rights in case of default.

. The Indian Act has avoided the deliberate marginalization of Indigenous peoples from economic activity.

. Recognition of the global right to self-determination by Indigenous Peoples and the need to protect those rights were the drivers for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

. The infrastructure on reserves that is necessary to support, attract, and retain businesses is precarious.

. The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development defines economic development as "the process by which a community or nation improves its economic ability to sustain its citizens, achieve its sociocultural goals, and support its sovereignty and governance processes."

. Indigenous world views differ greatly from Western Eurocentric views, but these filters result in similar views of the past, present, and future for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

. Demographics are not a significant part of the landscape for First Nations people, Métis, and Inuit in Canada due to their homogeneity.

. Indigenous individuals make up 5 per cent of Canada.

. During the period of the fur trade (1600-1800), the Crown became a central party to all land transactions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous entities in Canada.

. There were more than 600 bands in Canada and 3200 reserves in the nineteenth century.

. Métis people have their own culture and language and have members of European and Indigenous descent.

. Inuit live in northern regions of Canada, including Nunavut, northern Labrador, and Quebec.

. Settling land claims have given Inuit benefits to lands and waters amounting to 60 per cent of Canada's land mass and 45 per cent of the coastline in exchange for Inuit transfer of Indigenous title to the federal government.

. Employment statistics have not been improving in the past ten years in Canada, with Indigenous income continuing to fall.

. The standard of living of Indigenous peoples is a key measure of economic progress and is measured by level of income in Canada.

. Reserves were often small and not adequate for supporting community well-being, and they exacerbated isolation and poverty.

. Entrepreneurship is important among Indigenous Peoples in Canada. There has been a 17 per cent rate of growth of total Indigenous entrepreneurs by 2006.

. In 2016, Indigenous Peoples had completed university at less than half the rate of the rest of Canadians.

. Métis students achieved the lowest university completion rate at 16 per cent.

. Constitutionally protected agreements called comprehensive land claim agreements or modern treaties set out the governance structure of the four Inuit regions.

. The national organization supporting governance for First Nations is the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.

. ITK was created because Indigenous people had completed university at less than half the rate of the rest of Canadians.

. The residential school system, created to assimilate Indigenous children, had lasting negative effects that continue to this day.

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