Education, Governance & Justice Assessment

Education, Governance & Justice assessment Name: MKS 10 (62 Points)

You may use your notes for the assessment. Answer all questions in complete sentences unless otherwise specified Answer everything on loose-leaf.

Define 5 of the following: (2 pts each)

Residential Schools: Jurisdiction: Reconciliation: Governance: Treaty: Systemic Discrimination: Sentencing Circle:

Education Short Answer questions: (each answer should be between 4-10 sentences depending on the question) (4 pts each) Choose 3 of the following to complete

1. Describe the traditional education of Mi’kmaq children. Who was responsible for the education and where did it take place? Include the differences for boys and girls.

2. How has education changed from European contact until now? Include all relevant details (missionaries, day-schools, residential schools, current school system)

3. Explain the impact of residential schools on Mi’kmaq children. Provide examples of how they were treated, and how they were changed when they went back to the reserve.

4. Read the following quotation. Explain what the government and Mi’kmaq communities are doing now to provide culturally appropriate support and education for Mi’kmaq youth. (Include all relevant organizations, programs, pre-school, post-secondary etc)

“It was schools that created the problem, so the answer lies in how we educate ourselves about what happened. Education is the answer, just as education was the problem,” Sinclair said Tuesday in a speech at Ryerson University. -Justice Murray Sinclair, an Ojibwa whose father attended residential school, is chair of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission,

Governance Short Answer questions: Complete 7 of the following.

1. Explain the structure of government in traditional Mi’kmaq society. (use the political structure chart) What is the role of each council? Who is in charge of each? Briefly describe how they are chosen.

2. Identify 5 features common to the Mi’kmaq traditional way of governing. 3. Identify 3 factors that contributed to the fall of the traditional Mi’kmaq way of life.

4. In which ways were the Mi’kmaq disadvantaged by the federal government?

5. Complete the following chart using key features about each government policy. (jot notes is fine)

Date Document Key Features 1850 The Act for the Better Protection of the Lands and Property of the Indians in Lower Canada 1868 Enfranchisement Act

1869 Indian Act

1956/1960 Citizenship Act and Amendment

6. Compare how Aboriginal status was defined under the Jay Treaty with how it was defined by the Canadian government.

7. What was the White Paper Policy? What recommendations did it make? How was it received?

8. Why are peace and friendship treaties different than other historical treaties in Canada?

9. What rights were given to Mi’kmaq in signing the peace and friendship treaties? What responsibilities did the British have to uphold?

10. What occurred after 1780? How did the actions impact Aboriginal communities? How long are treaties supposed to last?

Aboriginal Justice Short Answer questions. Complete all of the following.

1. Explain systemic discrimination in the criminal justice system. 2. How is the Donald Marshall Jr. case an example of systemic discrimination? 3. What issues have led to serious Aboriginal protests?