NS 161 Final (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
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
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
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
