Deck 12: The Social Welfare of Aboriginal Canadians

Question 1

In 1991,why did the Government of Canada appoint the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples?

A)to set up a healing strategy for survivors of Indian residential schools
B)to review relations between government and Aboriginal peoples
C)to end enfranchisement policies
D)to amend the Indian Act

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In what year did the United Nations proclaim the International Year of the World's Indigenous People?

A)1976
B)1983
C)1993
D)2003

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The Community Well-Being Index is used to rate the quality of education,employment,income,and housing in Canadian communities.In 2008,only one First Nations community rated in the top 100 Canadian communities.How many First Nations communities placed in the 100 worst communities in Canada?

A)fifty-six
B)seventy-four
C)eighty-seven
D)ninety-six

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In what year was Canada's Indian Act amended to lift the ban on potlatches,powwow,and other traditional ceremonies?

A)1938
B)1946
C)1951
D)1963

Question 5

Canada's Indian Act was originally intended to promote the colonization of Aboriginal peoples.What does the colonization process refer to?

A)the domination of one group by another
B)Aboriginal self-governance
C)the protection of Aboriginal claims to land and other resources
D)healing and wellness in Aboriginal communities

Question 6

In 1763,what was the Royal Proclamation signed by King George III of England intended to protect?

A)the fur trade in the colonies
B)England's claim to the land originally inhabited by Aboriginal peoples
C)Aboriginal peoples in Canada from being exploited by the English settlers
D)the English settlers from Canada's Aboriginal peoples

Question 7

According to the 2011 Census,what percent of Aboriginal youth are under the age of twenty-five?

A)approximately 15 percent
B)approximately 25 percent
C)approximately 35 percent
D)approximately 45 percent

Question 8

What was the primary reason the Government of Canada wanted Aboriginal children to attend residential schools?

A)to teach the children about traditional native customs
B)to protect the children from abusive parents
C)to prepare the children for life in mainstream Canadian society
D)to ensure that they had proper housing and care

Question 9

The term residential school syndrome is used to describe the cluster of symptoms specific to the problems created by Aboriginal residential schools.According to psychiatrist Charles R.Brasfield,which mental health problem is most closely-related to residential school syndrome?

A)depersonalization disorder
B)bipolar disorder
C)dissociative identity disorder
D)post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 10

Which Canadian prime minister aimed to totally assimilate Aboriginal peoples into the mainstream society?

A)Wilfrid Laurier
B)John A.Macdonald
C)Brian Mulroney
D)Pierre Trudeau

Question 11

The first Indian Act provided the federal government with both a framework for administering Aboriginal affairs and a mechanism for controlling the lives of people living on reserves.When was the first Indian Act passed?

A)1796
B)1834
C)1876
D)1901

Question 12

In 1995,the Government of Canada released the Inherent Rights Policy.What was its primary intend?

A)to ensure equal rights among Aboriginal men and women
B)to develop and implement healing strategies
C)to abolish enfranchisement policies
D)to develop self-governments

Question 13

In the early 1970s,Canada's Aboriginal peoples organized themselves into several formal groups.Which of the following is the National Aboriginal Organization that primarily represents Aboriginal people living off a reserve?

A)Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
B)Native Council of Canada
C)Inuit Tapirisat of Canada
D)Assembly of First Nations

Question 14

By the turn of the nineteenth century,the Canadian government had assumed a paternal role in Aboriginal affairs.What does this approach reveal about the government's belief about Aboriginal peoples?

A)they were savages in need of civilizing
B)they were fearless warriors in need of conquering
C)they were children in need of protection
D)they were incompetent and unable to adapt to the new colonial society

Question 15

Which of the following describes the Métis people?

A)They are of mixed First Nations and European ancestry.
B)Only the males are covered by the Indian Act.
C)They have exclusively lived on reserves in the province of Quebec.
D)They are only children born on reserves in the province of Quebec.

Question 16

According to the 2011 Census,what percentage of Canadians identified themselves as an Aboriginal person?

A)2 percent
B)4 percent
C)6 percent
D)8 percent

Question 17

At one time,a key purpose of the Gradual Civilization Act was to increase enfranchisement.Consequently what was the expectation of Aboriginal peoples?

A)to receive further education
B)to develop their own economies
C)to surrender their Indian status
D)to freely practice traditional rituals and customs

Question 18

Which Canadian prime minister spearheaded the Kelowna Accord as an attempt to raise the standard of living for Aboriginal peoples to that of non-Aboriginal Canadians within a ten-year period?

A)Brian Mulroney
B)Pierre Trudeau
C)Jean Chrétien
D)Paul Martin

Question 19

To colonial governments,what did the term assimilation imply?

A)the choice and the resultant efforts to ensure that only Status Indians enjoyed the benefits provided under the Indian Act
B)the choice to move Aboriginal peoples into mainstream Canadian society
C)the choice and resultant hard work to set up a system of land reserves to protect Aboriginal peoples from being exploited by the English settlers
D)the effort required to help Aboriginal peoples form their own self-governments

Question 20

In 1998,the federal government issued a Statement of Reconciliation to Aboriginal peoples.What was the reason behind the statement?

A)to settle land claims
B)to apologize for past injustices
C)to outline for improving economic conditions on Indian reserves
D)to announce the abolishment of the Indian Act

Question 21

The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement gives former students of residential schools all of the following EXCEPT which?

A)a bi-annual payment encompassing five consecutive years
B)a system through which they can seek further compensation for the abuse they suffered
C)a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to educate the public on the impact of the schools
D)funds to commemorate the legacy of the schools,and support projects under the Aboriginal Healing Foundation

Question 22

By 2006,what percentage of Aboriginal peoples lived in cities?

A)less than 25 percent
B)25-39 percent
C)40-49 percent
D)more than 50 percent

Question 23

In 1997,which initiative was established to help Aboriginal people deal with the negative effects of residential schools?

A)Community Holistic Circle Healing
B)Brighter Futures
C)Aboriginal Healing Strategy
D)Aboriginal Head Start

Question 24

Identify and describe the three distinct groups of Canada's Aboriginal population?

Question 25

What finally ended with the amendment of the Indian Act in 1985?

A)enfranchisement policies
B)the ban on potlatches
C)residential schools
D)faulty self-government agreements

Question 26

Many Aboriginal groups formed following the presentation of the 1969 White Paper.At that time,and since,five specific groups became collectively known as Canada's National Aboriginal Organizations (NAOs).Please identify those five groups as they are known today.

Question 27

The Aboriginal Head Start initiative mainly focuses on the needs of which group of Aboriginal peoples?

A)Aboriginal women who suffer abuse
B)Aboriginal children
C)Aboriginal men with addiction issues
D)Aboriginal elders

Question 28

Provide five unique points that describe the outcome of the residential school system.

Question 29

What was the primary aim of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy,introduced in 1998 by the federal government?

A)coordinate Aboriginal policies and programs in large cities
B)reduce homelessness among Aboriginal people living in urban centres
C)create a wide range of Native Friendship Centres in urban centres
D)encourage Status Indians to return to reserves

Question 30

The Community Holistic Circle Healing program in Hollow Water,Manitoba,has adopted a holistic approach to family violence.What is the process used?

A)It involves both the survivor of sexual abuse and the abuser.
B)It sets out to change people's attitudes toward addictions and their causes.
C)It is based on a twelve-step process.
D)It concentrates on a specific amount of concentrated weekend retreats.

Question 31

There are fundamental differences between a mainstream approach to helping used in Canada's social welfare system and a traditional approach to helping used in Aboriginal social welfare programs.For each characteristic listed below,indicate which approach it best reflects.Enter MA (mainstream approach)or TA (traditional approach)in the space provided.
a)Human disorders are seen as discrete entities._____
b)The concepts of balance and a holistic view form the basis of this approach._____
c)Psychotherapy is a conventional intervention._____
d)This approach is likely to view an individual's personal problems within a historical context._____
e)The concept of healing is central to intervention._____
f)This approach is largely based on the medical model._____

Question 32

Under the Federal Strategy on Early Childhood Development for First Nations and Other Aboriginal Children,a wide range of programs attempt to meet the needs of Aboriginal children and their families.Match each program name listed below (left column)to its most appropriate characteristic (right column).Enter either a,b,c,or d on the line provided.
__ Brighter Futures
__ First Nations' National Child Benefit Reinvestment
__ Aboriginal Head Start
__ First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative

a.aims to prepare young children for school.
b.aims to help parents increase their awareness and understanding of health-related issues.
c.aims to reduce the negative effects of Aboriginal child poverty .
d.aims to reduce the negative effects of Aboriginal child poverty.

Question 33

The term sixties scoop refers to which of the following?
a)a conflict between members of the Mohawk nation and the Quebec Provincial Police at Oka,Quebec
b)a scandal involving the staff of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
c)a massive apprehension of Aboriginal children by child welfare workers
d)a national study in the 1960s that revealed the appalling living conditions on reserves

Question 34

In what year did Prime Minister Harper apologize to the former students of the Indian Residential Schools,on behalf of the Government of Canada?

A)1998
B)2000
C)2008
D)2010

Question 35

Although Aboriginal women represent only 3 percent of the total female population,they account for what percent of female homicides in Canada?

A)3 percent
B)5 percent
C)10 percent
D)15 percent