Alberta Social Studies 9 Chapter 4 Vocabulary

to validate and express commitment to something

a person whose first language is English

an annual payment. Under the Numbered Treaties, annuities are mostly symbolic today.

become part of a different cultural group

authority to make decisions

the shared identity of a group of people, especially because of a common language or culture

rights guaranteed to specific groups in Canadian society for historical and constitutional reasons. (these groups are Aboriginal peoples: First Nations, Metis and Inuit people; Francophones and Anglophones

fixing firmly within

the belief that one's culture is superior to all other cultures

the umbrella name for the diverse Aboriginal peoples who have collective rights that are recognized and protected in Canada's constitution. The constitution refers to First Nations as "Indians," in keeping witht the name used at the time of negotiating Treaties.