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INST 203 EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!(ATHABASCA
UNIVERSITY)
How were non-status Indians defined by the Department of
Indian Affairs? (Frideres and Gadacz) - CORRECT ANSWER-
people described as having some social or biological linkage to
Indians—may exhibit all the social, cultural, and racial attributes
of "Indianness," they are not defined as Indians in the legal
sense
How did enfranchisement occur, and how could an Aboriginal
person become reinstated? (Frideres and Gadacz) - CORRECT
ANSWER-lost their Indian status through changes in the
definition of an Indian, are the product of a Indian/non-Indian
marriage or were dropped from Indian roll by Indian register;
could have been coerced by government (ex. up until 1960
needed to give up legal status to vote)
after Bill C-49 they could be reinstated by applying to be
reinstated
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How has the official description of the Inuit person changed
from 1867 to the present? (Frideres and Gadacz) - CORRECT
ANSWER-were considered Indians, then was based on who was
given a disc number
According to Frideres and Gadacz, what are some of the divisive
effects of terminology and labelling of Aboriginal people? -
CORRECT ANSWER-leads government to strategy of divide
and conquer as well as assimilation; Aboriginal people begin to
fight among themselves; treaty vs non-treaty receive different
privileges, different amounts of money and different rights so
that is very divisive
What is meant by the term "enfranchisement" as applied to
Indian people in Canada? Identify the legislation passed to
facilitate enfranchisement of Indian people before and after
Confederation. - CORRECT ANSWER-
What was the reaction of Indian leaders to the policy of
enfranchisement? (Leslie and Maguire) - CORRECT ANSWER-
Describe particular amendments to the Indian Act aimed at
eradicating Indian cultural and religious practices. (Leslie and
Maguire) - CORRECT ANSWER-
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Analyse the arguments advanced during the first half of the
twentieth century by various politicians, government officials,
and influential members of the public, and write a paragraph or
two on the composite picture that Euro-Canadians had of Native
peoples. (Leslie and Maguire) - CORRECT ANSWER-
How did the role of women in Iroquoian society differ from that
of women in Euro-Canadian society in the nineteenth century?
(Jamieson, p. 113) - CORRECT ANSWER-The Iroquois society
was matrifocal, matrilineal and matrilocal; hereditary eligibility
was through the female; females had decision making power
over war and peace
Euro-Canadian women were seen as the property of their
husband.
Discuss "the concept of victimization," as defined by St. Clair
Drake. (Jamieson, p. 114) - CORRECT ANSWER-Some people
are used as the means to other people's ends without their
consent; the social structure is manipulated to disadvantage
some
After 1867, how were Indian women legally punished for
marrying spouses who were not registered Indians? (Jamieson,
pp. 117-118) - CORRECT ANSWER-They were not able to be
an Indian within the meaning of the Act; her children also lost
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status; may be forced to leave reserve but she did not lose
annuities;
What is meant by "commutation of annuities"? How did
commutation affect Indian women who had "married out" after
the promulgation of the Indian Act of 1951? (Jamieson, pp. 120-
122) - CORRECT ANSWER-Commutation of annuities means
that the annuities come in one lump sum. Until 1951, women
could collect annuities if she did not choose the lump sum so she
was on the band list, but after 1951 once a woman married out
her Indian status and band rights were stripped.
What financial and economic disadvantages were suffered by
women who had married out? (Jamieson, pp. 123-125) -
CORRECT ANSWER-Lower financial compensation; lost a
great deal of potential income; opportunity costs were very high;
How did Bill C-31 (An Act to Amend the Indian Act) remove
discriminatory measures that had previously affected Indian
women who had married out? (Jamieson, p. 128) - CORRECT
ANSWER-Eliminated enfranchisement and providing for the
reinstatement of those women who lost their statutes in the past
and gave power to the bands to formulate own membership
codes
INST 203 EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!(ATHABASCA
UNIVERSITY)
How were non-status Indians defined by the Department of
Indian Affairs? (Frideres and Gadacz) - CORRECT ANSWER-
people described as having some social or biological linkage to
Indians—may exhibit all the social, cultural, and racial attributes
of "Indianness," they are not defined as Indians in the legal
sense
How did enfranchisement occur, and how could an Aboriginal
person become reinstated? (Frideres and Gadacz) - CORRECT
ANSWER-lost their Indian status through changes in the
definition of an Indian, are the product of a Indian/non-Indian
marriage or were dropped from Indian roll by Indian register;
could have been coerced by government (ex. up until 1960
needed to give up legal status to vote)
after Bill C-49 they could be reinstated by applying to be
reinstated
,2|Page
How has the official description of the Inuit person changed
from 1867 to the present? (Frideres and Gadacz) - CORRECT
ANSWER-were considered Indians, then was based on who was
given a disc number
According to Frideres and Gadacz, what are some of the divisive
effects of terminology and labelling of Aboriginal people? -
CORRECT ANSWER-leads government to strategy of divide
and conquer as well as assimilation; Aboriginal people begin to
fight among themselves; treaty vs non-treaty receive different
privileges, different amounts of money and different rights so
that is very divisive
What is meant by the term "enfranchisement" as applied to
Indian people in Canada? Identify the legislation passed to
facilitate enfranchisement of Indian people before and after
Confederation. - CORRECT ANSWER-
What was the reaction of Indian leaders to the policy of
enfranchisement? (Leslie and Maguire) - CORRECT ANSWER-
Describe particular amendments to the Indian Act aimed at
eradicating Indian cultural and religious practices. (Leslie and
Maguire) - CORRECT ANSWER-
,3|Page
Analyse the arguments advanced during the first half of the
twentieth century by various politicians, government officials,
and influential members of the public, and write a paragraph or
two on the composite picture that Euro-Canadians had of Native
peoples. (Leslie and Maguire) - CORRECT ANSWER-
How did the role of women in Iroquoian society differ from that
of women in Euro-Canadian society in the nineteenth century?
(Jamieson, p. 113) - CORRECT ANSWER-The Iroquois society
was matrifocal, matrilineal and matrilocal; hereditary eligibility
was through the female; females had decision making power
over war and peace
Euro-Canadian women were seen as the property of their
husband.
Discuss "the concept of victimization," as defined by St. Clair
Drake. (Jamieson, p. 114) - CORRECT ANSWER-Some people
are used as the means to other people's ends without their
consent; the social structure is manipulated to disadvantage
some
After 1867, how were Indian women legally punished for
marrying spouses who were not registered Indians? (Jamieson,
pp. 117-118) - CORRECT ANSWER-They were not able to be
an Indian within the meaning of the Act; her children also lost
, 4|Page
status; may be forced to leave reserve but she did not lose
annuities;
What is meant by "commutation of annuities"? How did
commutation affect Indian women who had "married out" after
the promulgation of the Indian Act of 1951? (Jamieson, pp. 120-
122) - CORRECT ANSWER-Commutation of annuities means
that the annuities come in one lump sum. Until 1951, women
could collect annuities if she did not choose the lump sum so she
was on the band list, but after 1951 once a woman married out
her Indian status and band rights were stripped.
What financial and economic disadvantages were suffered by
women who had married out? (Jamieson, pp. 123-125) -
CORRECT ANSWER-Lower financial compensation; lost a
great deal of potential income; opportunity costs were very high;
How did Bill C-31 (An Act to Amend the Indian Act) remove
discriminatory measures that had previously affected Indian
women who had married out? (Jamieson, p. 128) - CORRECT
ANSWER-Eliminated enfranchisement and providing for the
reinstatement of those women who lost their statutes in the past
and gave power to the bands to formulate own membership
codes
