NATIVE STUDIES FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW
2025
________ is a process in which members of an ethnic group lose the
characteristics (language, worldview, etc) that distinguishes them from
the dominant group while taking on the characteristics of the dominant
group
a. Diffusionism
b. Assimilation
c. Colonization
d. Enfranchisement - ANSWER - > b. Assimilation
Colonization ___________
a. Means control of land and people
b. Is a modern process that emerged in the 20th century
c. Means that Indigenous people have some rights in the land and its
resources
d. Emerged out of the belief that explorers had the right to claim lands
for the 'mother' country - ANSWER - > a. means control of land and
people
Bill C-31__________
a. Created new rules with regard to who could register as an 'Indian'
b. Made it possible for those who had enfranchised to be reinstated
c. Allowed bands to determine their own rules for band membership
d. All of the above are correct - ANSWER - > d. all of the above are
correct
Colonization has:_______________
,a. Created various 'rights' for Indigenous people
b. Produced empowerment in Indigenous communities
c. Produced cohesive Aboriginal communities
d. Prevented Indigenous people from developing healthy cultural
identities - ANSWER - > d. prevented indigenous people from
developing healthy cultural identities
Reserves are characterized in four (4) ways by Indigenous Affairs that
reflect:
a. Their economic development
b. Their level of cultural continuity
c. Their distance from an urban centre
d. Their size - ANSWER - > c. their distance from an urban centre
Early settlers in Canada viewed Indigenous peoples:
a. As needing to help to retain their traditional religious beliefs
b. As being in a pure state of culture
c. As needing to substitute their unpredictable behavior with
predictable European modes of thinking
d. As being a good source of information about living in Canada -
ANSWER - > C. as needing to substitute their unpredictable behavior
with predictable europeans modes of thinking
Government officials have argued Indigenous people should:
a. Separate
b. Marginalize
c. Assimilate
d. Integrate - ANSWER - > c. Assimilate
, Colonization:
a. Assumed Indigenous peoples had some rights
b. Allowed kings and queens to sign treaties with Indigenous peoples
c. Assumed Indigenous people were impediments to civilization
d. Emerged out of a belief in Indigenous supremacy - ANSWER - > c.
Assumed Indigenous people were impediments to civilization
Non-Status First Nations and Metis are different because:
a. Historically, non-Status First Nations political organizations never
included Metis
b. Metis are recognized in the Canadian Constitution and non-Status
First Nations are not
c. Metis at one point were recognized by the Indian Act whereas non-
Status were never recognized in the Indian Act
d. Non-Status First Nations have a distinct culture and the Metis do not
- ANSWER - > b. Metis are recognized in the Canadian Constitution and
non-Status First Nations are not
Under Bill C-31:
a. If a 6(1) married a 6(2), their child would be considered 6(2)
b. If a 6(1) married a non-'Indian', their child would not be considered
an 'Indian'
c. If a 6(2) marries a non-'Indian', their child would not be considered
an 'Indian'
d. If a 6(2) married a 6(2), their child would not be considered an
'Indian' - ANSWER - > c. If a 6(2) marries a non-'Indian', their child
would not be considered an 'Indian
Which of the following criteria has been used in history to define an
'Indian'?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW
2025
________ is a process in which members of an ethnic group lose the
characteristics (language, worldview, etc) that distinguishes them from
the dominant group while taking on the characteristics of the dominant
group
a. Diffusionism
b. Assimilation
c. Colonization
d. Enfranchisement - ANSWER - > b. Assimilation
Colonization ___________
a. Means control of land and people
b. Is a modern process that emerged in the 20th century
c. Means that Indigenous people have some rights in the land and its
resources
d. Emerged out of the belief that explorers had the right to claim lands
for the 'mother' country - ANSWER - > a. means control of land and
people
Bill C-31__________
a. Created new rules with regard to who could register as an 'Indian'
b. Made it possible for those who had enfranchised to be reinstated
c. Allowed bands to determine their own rules for band membership
d. All of the above are correct - ANSWER - > d. all of the above are
correct
Colonization has:_______________
,a. Created various 'rights' for Indigenous people
b. Produced empowerment in Indigenous communities
c. Produced cohesive Aboriginal communities
d. Prevented Indigenous people from developing healthy cultural
identities - ANSWER - > d. prevented indigenous people from
developing healthy cultural identities
Reserves are characterized in four (4) ways by Indigenous Affairs that
reflect:
a. Their economic development
b. Their level of cultural continuity
c. Their distance from an urban centre
d. Their size - ANSWER - > c. their distance from an urban centre
Early settlers in Canada viewed Indigenous peoples:
a. As needing to help to retain their traditional religious beliefs
b. As being in a pure state of culture
c. As needing to substitute their unpredictable behavior with
predictable European modes of thinking
d. As being a good source of information about living in Canada -
ANSWER - > C. as needing to substitute their unpredictable behavior
with predictable europeans modes of thinking
Government officials have argued Indigenous people should:
a. Separate
b. Marginalize
c. Assimilate
d. Integrate - ANSWER - > c. Assimilate
, Colonization:
a. Assumed Indigenous peoples had some rights
b. Allowed kings and queens to sign treaties with Indigenous peoples
c. Assumed Indigenous people were impediments to civilization
d. Emerged out of a belief in Indigenous supremacy - ANSWER - > c.
Assumed Indigenous people were impediments to civilization
Non-Status First Nations and Metis are different because:
a. Historically, non-Status First Nations political organizations never
included Metis
b. Metis are recognized in the Canadian Constitution and non-Status
First Nations are not
c. Metis at one point were recognized by the Indian Act whereas non-
Status were never recognized in the Indian Act
d. Non-Status First Nations have a distinct culture and the Metis do not
- ANSWER - > b. Metis are recognized in the Canadian Constitution and
non-Status First Nations are not
Under Bill C-31:
a. If a 6(1) married a 6(2), their child would be considered 6(2)
b. If a 6(1) married a non-'Indian', their child would not be considered
an 'Indian'
c. If a 6(2) marries a non-'Indian', their child would not be considered
an 'Indian'
d. If a 6(2) married a 6(2), their child would not be considered an
'Indian' - ANSWER - > c. If a 6(2) marries a non-'Indian', their child
would not be considered an 'Indian
Which of the following criteria has been used in history to define an
'Indian'?
