Native Studies 30 Final
bering land bridge theory - ANS-an ice age dropped the levels of the sea allowing the
first peoples to travel from asia through the alaska-bering strait following herds
solutarian theory - ANS-migration occurred from Europe during the ice age
trickster - ANS-a person who cheats or deceives people
worldview - ANS-the basic beliefs that guide the way someone relates to the world
wampum belt - ANS-shell beads woven into belts or strings used to record treaties and
other agreements among different nations
talking circle - ANS-a structured discussion used by many Nations to share and solve
problems
60s scoop - ANS-large numbers of aboriginal children were removed from their families
and sent to live with non-aboriginal families away from their home communities
terra nullius - ANS-no man's land, allowed fn land to be stolen
potlatch - ANS-celebration meant to show wealth and divide property among the people
numbered treaties - ANS-historic agreements that affect the identity and rights of First
Nations in Canada.
enfranchised - ANS-to set free, given the right to vote
hudson's bay company - ANS-the oldest company in Canada. controlled most of the fur
trade and owned Rupert's land
northwest resistance - ANS-conflict between Metis and Canadian government, led by
Riel
indian act - ANS-an act created to regulate the lives of the First Nations of Canada
status indian - ANS-those with legal rights under the Indian Act
, red river resistance - ANS-the organized Metis Resistance against Canada's take over
of Red River without consulting them.
colonialism - ANS-attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its
political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory
acculturation - ANS-the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
treaties - ANS-formal agreements between nations
paternalism - ANS-the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of
a father dealing with his children
royal proclamation - ANS-Signed in 1763. meant to protect Natives from uncontrolled
white settlements it established them as a nation
intergenerational trauma - ANS-the transmission of historical oppression and its
negative consequences across generations
entrepreneurs - ANS-people who risk their time, money, and other resources to start
and manage a business
financial transparency act - ANS-conservative government created the act to force first
nations groups to reveal their salaries it is no longer followed by the trudeau gov't
los indios - ANS-people of god
samsara - ANS-buddhist idea of living, reincarnation
medicine wheel - ANS-spiritual location, pointed to the stars, and marked important
places
creative narrative - ANS-an oral story explaining indigenous existence
turtle island theory - ANS-indigent people have been here forever (believed by most
indigenous people)
kinship - ANS-a way to identify family groups and designate skill set
bering land bridge theory - ANS-an ice age dropped the levels of the sea allowing the
first peoples to travel from asia through the alaska-bering strait following herds
solutarian theory - ANS-migration occurred from Europe during the ice age
trickster - ANS-a person who cheats or deceives people
worldview - ANS-the basic beliefs that guide the way someone relates to the world
wampum belt - ANS-shell beads woven into belts or strings used to record treaties and
other agreements among different nations
talking circle - ANS-a structured discussion used by many Nations to share and solve
problems
60s scoop - ANS-large numbers of aboriginal children were removed from their families
and sent to live with non-aboriginal families away from their home communities
terra nullius - ANS-no man's land, allowed fn land to be stolen
potlatch - ANS-celebration meant to show wealth and divide property among the people
numbered treaties - ANS-historic agreements that affect the identity and rights of First
Nations in Canada.
enfranchised - ANS-to set free, given the right to vote
hudson's bay company - ANS-the oldest company in Canada. controlled most of the fur
trade and owned Rupert's land
northwest resistance - ANS-conflict between Metis and Canadian government, led by
Riel
indian act - ANS-an act created to regulate the lives of the First Nations of Canada
status indian - ANS-those with legal rights under the Indian Act
, red river resistance - ANS-the organized Metis Resistance against Canada's take over
of Red River without consulting them.
colonialism - ANS-attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its
political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory
acculturation - ANS-the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
treaties - ANS-formal agreements between nations
paternalism - ANS-the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of
a father dealing with his children
royal proclamation - ANS-Signed in 1763. meant to protect Natives from uncontrolled
white settlements it established them as a nation
intergenerational trauma - ANS-the transmission of historical oppression and its
negative consequences across generations
entrepreneurs - ANS-people who risk their time, money, and other resources to start
and manage a business
financial transparency act - ANS-conservative government created the act to force first
nations groups to reveal their salaries it is no longer followed by the trudeau gov't
los indios - ANS-people of god
samsara - ANS-buddhist idea of living, reincarnation
medicine wheel - ANS-spiritual location, pointed to the stars, and marked important
places
creative narrative - ANS-an oral story explaining indigenous existence
turtle island theory - ANS-indigent people have been here forever (believed by most
indigenous people)
kinship - ANS-a way to identify family groups and designate skill set
