POLI 1119 Lecture Notes - Visible Minority, Indian Register, Northern Canada
Document Summary
Aboriginal politics terminology: disagreement on terminology used, aboriginal people"s describes descendants of original inhabitants of north america, first nation a term that came into use in the 1970s in place of. Indian which some see as offensive: indian a legal term used in constitution act 1867 and indian act. Act: band a group of aboriginal people"s whose community is recognized by crown treaty often self described now as a first. Nation: reserve a tract of land, held by the crown, reserved for the use and benefit of an indian band. Native overview: constitution of canada recognizes three types of native peoples. Indians (first nations) 700,000 people, 650 communities, Inuit 45,000, 53 communities, spread throughout the three northern territories, northern quebec and labrador: dispersed populations aboriginals live; Native reserves, may be close to urban economic centers or thousands of kilometers from one. Inuit communities in nunavut, nwt, northern quebec and. Urban natives non-status indians, metis, and status.
