History Quiz

This federal government action forced Inuit peoples to stop their nomadic way of life and live in permanent communities

The federal political party that formed in 1993 with the goal of Quebec separation from Canada.

The change in Quebec from a rural, religion-focused French-speaking society to a modern, urban, industrial and non-religious (secular) French-speaking society (1960s)

This was the second Metis uprising in response to the push of their people even further west into Saskatchewan; Riel was executed for his role in this resistance.

Those who believe Quebec should remain a Canadian province and NOT separate

A study done to clarify the relationship between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals in Canada; the result was the determination that the treatment of Aboriginals by Canada over the years had been wrong.

The findings of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples lead the Canadian government to issue a statement of regret that was called this.

Riel and the Metis created this in 1870 as a way to impress upon the federal government that Metis people could (and should) self-govern and they had inherent rights to land and language that could not be ignored.

This was assigned to all Inuit people beginning in the 1930s because their single-name system was considered too difficult for keeping track of people; this system was abolished in 1969.

This was the main outcome of the Bilingual and Bicultural Commission; made two official languages in Canada.