LAW202 Module 1 Notes.  Queens University LAW 202

LAW202 Module 1 Notes
Module 1: The Colonial Legacy
Weeks One and Two
Module 1 Introductory Video
 Relationship between Canadian state/Aboriginal peoples in history
 How colonialism affected pre-contact relationships
 Assimilative policies and Indian Act
 Truth and Reconciliation Commission
CBC News. "CBC Aboriginal changes name to CBC Indigenous" CBC News 21 Sept. 2016
 CBC Aboriginal becomes CBC Indigenous (1)
 CBC's Aboriginal Digit Unit becomes Indigenous Digital Unit A(1)
 1982, Canadian government used legal term "Aboriginal peoples of Canada" in Constitution Act
(4)
o Referred to Indian, Inuit, and Métis peoples (4)
 Indigenous became more and more chosen by Indigenous peoples, instead of Aboriginal (5)
 May 2016, fed. government adopted UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples (7)
 They consulted with Indigenous staff (8)
 Earlier, made change to capitalize Aboriginal and Indigenous (8)
o "recognizing that when we use these terms, we are talking about a distinct community,
often with official representation and a regular place in the national debate" (8)
 Will use specific rather than general labels when possible (9)
 No legal definition of term "First Nations"
o Started being used to avoid "Indians"
 "Eskimo" is seen as an offensive term; use "Inuit" instead
 "Many Indigenous Peoples prefer to identify themselves by their specific nation and traditional
names" (1:02 of video)
First Nations & Indigenous Studies. "Terminology" Indigenous Foundations. University of Britis