NS 161 STUDY SET FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ALL CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS
Reading the newspaper one day, you come across an opinion piece calling for the government to
forcibly evict everyone at an Indigenous prayer camp in the city, because the inhabitants of the camp
may steal things out of nearby residents' yards. This is an example of: Correct answer-
Criminalization.
Which structural barriers make both market-based and non-profit social housing difficult for many
First Nations peoples and families? Correct answer-Income disparity between Indigenous and non-
Indigenous peoples, and federal policies that make reserve land the collateral for a loan.
"A Doorway Out of Darkness" A manifesto by men who are incarcerated, characterize themselves as
Correct answer-capable members of our community who require support and should have access to
education and inside directed programming
In the interview with Chelsea Vowel, what is her response to the question "What is the one thing you
want people to understand?" Correct answer-All communities, not just Indigenous communities,
are funded through taxation revenues, but only funding for Indigenous communities are scrutinized.
Which of the following terms best describes roles taken up by Indigenous people who fight against
colonial violations of our rights and lands? Correct answer-Defender/Protector.
Alexandra Harmon writes about settler alarm. According to her, what fuels the alarm? Correct
answer-when Indigenous peoples achieve any level of economic success.
What purpose does "Indian" presence have in horror films like The Shining or Pet Sematary?
Question 7 Correct answer-to fuel the mythological background of an evil threat.
According to Angela Aleiss, what do Indian-themed westerns accomplish? Correct answer-They
give white audiences a window into a world that is in the past.
Criminal justice structures aided settler colonialism in North America by
Question 9 Correct answer-Making Indigenous ways of life illegal and therefore equating
Indigeneity with inherent criminality.
The stereotype of the Angry Native Protestor is related to which of the following myths and
stereotypes discussed in Module 8?: Correct answer-Good Indian/Bad Indian, Indigenous as threat,
Canadian benevolence
According to Gord Hill, the Oka Crisis ended when: Correct answer-The Mohawk burned their
weapons and left the barricades
Tia and Roz are watching a music awards show with an Indigenous category. Roz remembers reading
a story on their social media. The story quoted a nominated pop star saying they are probably 1/16th
Indigenous, but unlike a different Indigenous singer, they worked for their success. Roz is confused
and wonders why the first pop star is even saying something like that. Tia has been taking the
stereotypes course, and tells her friend that: Correct answer-The first pop star thinks Indigenous
people are undeserving of success
, The severalty land ownership was meant to promote individualism. However, it had an underlying
motive Correct answer-It meant land could be characterized as surplus and then taken and sold
Some of the films discussed show a white man having relations with an Indigenous woman. What do
scholars say is at play here? Correct answer-enabling settler claims to the land
Indigenous peoples on the Canadian prairies entered into treaty and realized the following Correct
answer-They needed to make the transition to a different form of livelihood, with agriculture
forefront in their minds
According to Vicki Chartrand, how has the penitentiary been central to the project of modern
colonialism in Canada establishing settler dominion? Correct answer-The penitentiary quickly
replaced the receding of formal assimilation and segregation policies in the latter 20th century.
In films that depict "good Indians," the underpinning sentiment is often nostalgia. What does that
nostalgia represent?
Question 17 Correct answer-A reinforcement of colonial values
The short film The 6th World centres Dine (Navajo) worldviews through an Indigenous futurist lens
by Correct answer-Dine corn knowledge and technology saving the mission
Canada's prisons can be compared to which former tool of assimilation and segregation Correct
answer-Residential Schools.
Todd and his friend Jordie are walking from the university parking lot to the sports arena for a hockey
practice. Jordie notices there is a sign acknowledging a donation for Indigenous hockey players. He
says to Todd, "After all we've given them, now they take over our rink too." Todd, who is an
Indigenous studies student, asks Jordie what is really bothering him. Jordie replies that it makes him
angry that his family has worked hard and pays the taxes that built the arena, and that he himself has
to work two jobs to put himself through university and afford hockey equipment. What is fueling
Jordie's anger?
Question 20 Correct answer-the erroneous belief that settlers carry the burden of providing for
Indigenous peoples through their own labour.
Criminalization is a process where Correct answer-behaviors, individuals, and social groups are
transformed into crime and criminals.
Canada's federal government passed Bill C-10, The Safe Streets and Communities Act in 2011. The bill
resulted in: Correct answer-Overflowing prisons and cycles of re-incarceration.
In Angela Aleiss' article, she talks about the trope of the main Indian protagonist suddenly
discovering they are white. What does this accomplish? Correct answer-Resolve social dilemmas
and avoid miscegenation
Indigenous abolitionists premise their work on which key element? Correct answer-Sovereignty
Chelsea Vowel describes treaty agreements, from an Indigenous perspective, as Correct answer-An
ongoing relationship that should be revisited as the relationship progresses
The four colonial tropes discussed in this course that appear in science fiction are Correct answer-
The undeserving Indian, Indigenous people as threat, invasion, the squaw/princess binary
WITH ALL CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS
Reading the newspaper one day, you come across an opinion piece calling for the government to
forcibly evict everyone at an Indigenous prayer camp in the city, because the inhabitants of the camp
may steal things out of nearby residents' yards. This is an example of: Correct answer-
Criminalization.
Which structural barriers make both market-based and non-profit social housing difficult for many
First Nations peoples and families? Correct answer-Income disparity between Indigenous and non-
Indigenous peoples, and federal policies that make reserve land the collateral for a loan.
"A Doorway Out of Darkness" A manifesto by men who are incarcerated, characterize themselves as
Correct answer-capable members of our community who require support and should have access to
education and inside directed programming
In the interview with Chelsea Vowel, what is her response to the question "What is the one thing you
want people to understand?" Correct answer-All communities, not just Indigenous communities,
are funded through taxation revenues, but only funding for Indigenous communities are scrutinized.
Which of the following terms best describes roles taken up by Indigenous people who fight against
colonial violations of our rights and lands? Correct answer-Defender/Protector.
Alexandra Harmon writes about settler alarm. According to her, what fuels the alarm? Correct
answer-when Indigenous peoples achieve any level of economic success.
What purpose does "Indian" presence have in horror films like The Shining or Pet Sematary?
Question 7 Correct answer-to fuel the mythological background of an evil threat.
According to Angela Aleiss, what do Indian-themed westerns accomplish? Correct answer-They
give white audiences a window into a world that is in the past.
Criminal justice structures aided settler colonialism in North America by
Question 9 Correct answer-Making Indigenous ways of life illegal and therefore equating
Indigeneity with inherent criminality.
The stereotype of the Angry Native Protestor is related to which of the following myths and
stereotypes discussed in Module 8?: Correct answer-Good Indian/Bad Indian, Indigenous as threat,
Canadian benevolence
According to Gord Hill, the Oka Crisis ended when: Correct answer-The Mohawk burned their
weapons and left the barricades
Tia and Roz are watching a music awards show with an Indigenous category. Roz remembers reading
a story on their social media. The story quoted a nominated pop star saying they are probably 1/16th
Indigenous, but unlike a different Indigenous singer, they worked for their success. Roz is confused
and wonders why the first pop star is even saying something like that. Tia has been taking the
stereotypes course, and tells her friend that: Correct answer-The first pop star thinks Indigenous
people are undeserving of success
, The severalty land ownership was meant to promote individualism. However, it had an underlying
motive Correct answer-It meant land could be characterized as surplus and then taken and sold
Some of the films discussed show a white man having relations with an Indigenous woman. What do
scholars say is at play here? Correct answer-enabling settler claims to the land
Indigenous peoples on the Canadian prairies entered into treaty and realized the following Correct
answer-They needed to make the transition to a different form of livelihood, with agriculture
forefront in their minds
According to Vicki Chartrand, how has the penitentiary been central to the project of modern
colonialism in Canada establishing settler dominion? Correct answer-The penitentiary quickly
replaced the receding of formal assimilation and segregation policies in the latter 20th century.
In films that depict "good Indians," the underpinning sentiment is often nostalgia. What does that
nostalgia represent?
Question 17 Correct answer-A reinforcement of colonial values
The short film The 6th World centres Dine (Navajo) worldviews through an Indigenous futurist lens
by Correct answer-Dine corn knowledge and technology saving the mission
Canada's prisons can be compared to which former tool of assimilation and segregation Correct
answer-Residential Schools.
Todd and his friend Jordie are walking from the university parking lot to the sports arena for a hockey
practice. Jordie notices there is a sign acknowledging a donation for Indigenous hockey players. He
says to Todd, "After all we've given them, now they take over our rink too." Todd, who is an
Indigenous studies student, asks Jordie what is really bothering him. Jordie replies that it makes him
angry that his family has worked hard and pays the taxes that built the arena, and that he himself has
to work two jobs to put himself through university and afford hockey equipment. What is fueling
Jordie's anger?
Question 20 Correct answer-the erroneous belief that settlers carry the burden of providing for
Indigenous peoples through their own labour.
Criminalization is a process where Correct answer-behaviors, individuals, and social groups are
transformed into crime and criminals.
Canada's federal government passed Bill C-10, The Safe Streets and Communities Act in 2011. The bill
resulted in: Correct answer-Overflowing prisons and cycles of re-incarceration.
In Angela Aleiss' article, she talks about the trope of the main Indian protagonist suddenly
discovering they are white. What does this accomplish? Correct answer-Resolve social dilemmas
and avoid miscegenation
Indigenous abolitionists premise their work on which key element? Correct answer-Sovereignty
Chelsea Vowel describes treaty agreements, from an Indigenous perspective, as Correct answer-An
ongoing relationship that should be revisited as the relationship progresses
The four colonial tropes discussed in this course that appear in science fiction are Correct answer-
The undeserving Indian, Indigenous people as threat, invasion, the squaw/princess binary
