HLSC 3823U Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Indian Register, Indian Act, Inuit
28 Feb 2019
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Indian believe to have originated from christopher columbus as he believed that he arrived in. India, inaccurate origin, society should not use this term but it is used when describing certain parts of history (indian act, status indian, treaty indians, etc. ) Eskimo offensive term, used to describe inuit people, known to mean eater of raw meat . Aboriginal versus indigenous aboriginal refers to the first inhabitants of canada and includes. Inuit refers to the group but inuk refers to an individual. 600 bands (community of people that have land set apart, through the crown hold money, governed by a chief and a councillor that carry out band business education, health, roads, etc. ) Group further divided into status and non-status. Status registered under indian act, have certain benefits and rights, have access to federal programs and services (housing, education, health, etc.
