Indigenous Studies Final Exam
indigenous - ANS-self-identifying as indigenous at an individual level and accepted by
the community as their member, historical continuity with pre settler societies, strong
link to the territories and surrounding natural resources, distinct social, economic or
political systems. having a distinct cultural belief. form non dominant groups of society,
and if you resolve to maintain and reproduce their ancestral environments and systems
Metis - ANS-People of mixed Native American and French Canadian descent
First Nation - ANS-The largest and most varied group of Indigenous People. Began to
be used in the 1970s as a more appropriate term to replace the word "Indian." Refers to
specific groups such as the Nehiyawak (Cree), Ojibwe, Anishinabek, etc.
Inuit - ANS-a member of the Arctic native peoples of North America; once known as
Eskimo
Respect for nature - ANS-
Spirituality - ANS-the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as
opposed to material or physical things.
Collectivity - ANS-less focus on the individual and consider the effects of their actions
on the community or the world.
Circularity - ANS-the circle is the sacred shape that represents many indigenous world
views. represents harmony with all things and balance. expresses the
interconnectedness of everything. represents the cycles of the seasons, nature, life and
death.
Human rights - ANS-a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person.
universal declaration of human rights - ANS-historic document which outlined the rights
and freedoms everyone is entitled to.
Self governance - ANS-exercising control over one's own affairs.
indigenous - ANS-self-identifying as indigenous at an individual level and accepted by
the community as their member, historical continuity with pre settler societies, strong
link to the territories and surrounding natural resources, distinct social, economic or
political systems. having a distinct cultural belief. form non dominant groups of society,
and if you resolve to maintain and reproduce their ancestral environments and systems
Metis - ANS-People of mixed Native American and French Canadian descent
First Nation - ANS-The largest and most varied group of Indigenous People. Began to
be used in the 1970s as a more appropriate term to replace the word "Indian." Refers to
specific groups such as the Nehiyawak (Cree), Ojibwe, Anishinabek, etc.
Inuit - ANS-a member of the Arctic native peoples of North America; once known as
Eskimo
Respect for nature - ANS-
Spirituality - ANS-the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as
opposed to material or physical things.
Collectivity - ANS-less focus on the individual and consider the effects of their actions
on the community or the world.
Circularity - ANS-the circle is the sacred shape that represents many indigenous world
views. represents harmony with all things and balance. expresses the
interconnectedness of everything. represents the cycles of the seasons, nature, life and
death.
Human rights - ANS-a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person.
universal declaration of human rights - ANS-historic document which outlined the rights
and freedoms everyone is entitled to.
Self governance - ANS-exercising control over one's own affairs.
