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SOWK Chapter 11 cont'd
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Social Work
Undergraduate 2
01/29/2012

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In 1951, the Indian Act was amended in the laws of application (therefore Child welfare legislation) applied to reserves so that.....
Definition
The gov'ment's approach veered from residential schools towards the apprehension and placement of Aboriginal children in NON-aboriginal foster homes.
Term
What is known as the SIXTIES SCOOP?
Definition
Massive removal of Aboriginal children in the 1960's from their families and placement in non-Aboriginal homes.
Term
? in ? Status Indian children was not in the care of his or her parents, and as many as ? in ? Status Indian children was spending at least some of the time away from the parental home.
Definition
one in seven

one in four
Term
Between 1959 and 1970, the percentage of Aboriginal children who were made legal wards of the state increased from 1% of all children to....
Definition
30-40%
Term
Assembly of First Nations Chief Phil Fontaine reported home many First Nations children where there in care?
Definition
27,000
Term
Only ?? of these children are in the care of Aboriginal agencies.

Fontaine stated that these numbers where not a sign of poverty or lack of parental love.
Definition
8,300
Term
In what year did the Canadian Human Rights Commission agreed to allow a tribunal to hear a human rights complaint regarding the First Nations child protection system
Definition
2008
Term
In 1981, which government entered into agreements with the provinces that child and family services for Aboriginal peoples adhere to provincial standards and regulations.
Definition
federal
Term
In 1990-1991, the federal governments funded ??? Aboriginal Child and Family Agencies, covering ??? bands....
Definition
36 Aboriginal and Family Agencies

212 Bands
Term
1990-92 a total of $1.5 Million over a period of two years was allocated to First Nations for the development of....
Definition
Aboriginal child and family service standards
Term
What is the placement protocol for most Aboriginal Child Care Agencies?
Definition
1. Extended family
2. Aboriginal members of the community
3. Alternative Aboriginal caregivers
4. AS a LAST resort- Placement is considered with NON-Aboriginals.
Term
The IRSSA ( Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement) is the governments last attempt to address historic Trauma...What is Historic Trauma?
Definition
consequences of numerous overstress, such as residential schools, experienced by whole communities over generations.
Term
The 4 stages of healing models through the Aboriginal Healing Foundation are
Definition
Remembrance/Mourning
Reconnection/Reclamation
Giving back
Safety/Awareness
Term
From 1995- 2001 First Nations children on reserve are entering foster care on an increased rate of
Definition
71.5%
Term
What are Land Treaties?
Definition
generally served to establish peaceful relations, institute payments and gain surrender of land.
Term
When were the land treaties signed>?
Definition
In the west -Treaty #1 in 1871 and ending with Treaty #10 in 1906
Term
Signing the land treaties allowed for the territories of the west to be settled and the construction of the CP Railway. There were no treaties signed between....
Definition
First Nations of Quebec, the Maritimes, and most of British Columbia
Term
What are the goals of national government public policy towards Aboriginal peoples?
Definition
Protection
Assimilation
Christianization
Land Surrender
Government Authority
Term
In the goal of PROTECTION, officials saw the reservation system as a way of....
Definition
to isolate Aboriginal people. By Isolating ppl on reserves, the government was free to explore the vast Aboriginal lands.
Term
In the goal of Assimilation was the center pillar of federal government. It was to prepare Aboriginal ppl's for.....
Definition
complete absorption into Canadian Society.
Term
In the Goal of Christianization, what was discouraged or outlawed?
Definition
Aboriginal ceremonies and cultural practices
Term
What was the main goal in the Land surrender government policy?
Definition
The desire by the government to obtain land held by Aboriginal ppl's for the settlement of non-aboriginal ppl- To free up vast tracts of land for settlement.
Term
What was the major goal of Indian Act in relation to government authority?
Definition
Was to give sweeping power and authority to the colonial administrators.
Term
The Indian Act is a Lands ACT, an Educational Act and a .......
Definition
Societies Act
Term
The 1st universal and statutory old age pension was enacted in 1927, it excluded Indians and Inuit, but was available to the....
Definition
Metis
Term
What Act passed in 1940 also excluded Aboriginals from eligibility?
Definition
Unemployment Insurance Act
Term
Between 1951 and 1966, the indian relief system collapsed and was replaced by....
Definition
access to the mainstream welfare state
Term
After the amendment of the Indian Act in 1951, what did the governments of Canada effectively came to control?
Definition
the day-to-day lives of Aboriginal peoples across the country.
Term
What is relating to First Nations People?
Definition
CAP =Congress of Aboriginal Peoples- an organization that represents off-reserves and Metis people. Founded in 1970's its mission is to represent the interests of the Aboriginal ppl who are not legally recognized under the Indian Act.
Term
What is Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples? (RCAP)
Definition
Final report 1996= 6 yrs of research and public consultation on Aboriginal Issues.
included 440 recommendations to re-balance the relationship between Aboriginal nations and the Canadian government.
Term
According from the RCAP report, it examines the need for Aboriginal ppl's to heal from the consequences of 3 things.....What are they?
Definition
Domination
Displacement
Assimilation
Term
RCAP points to 5 key themes. What are they?
Definition
-Aboriginal nations to be reconstituted.
-A process must be established for the assumption of powers by Aborginal nations.
-There must be a reallocation of lands and resources.
-Aboriginal ppl need education and crucial skills for governance and economic self-reliance.
-There must be economic development if the poverty and despondence of lives defined by unemployment and welfare are to change.
Term
Aboriginal groups are asking that _____, _______, and territorial governments ,in consultation with Aboriginal nations and urban communities, cooperate to establish new funding and programs
Definition
federal, provincial
Term
The development of an Aboriginal approach to social work practice should be consistent with four key principles. They are.....
Definition
-The recognition of a distinct aboriginal view
-The development of Aboriginal consciousness regarding the impact of colonialism
-an emphasis on the importance of cultural knowledge and traditions
-The use of the concept of Aboriginal empowerment
Term
What are the seven sacred teachings?
Definition
respect
love
courage
humility
honesty
wisdom
truth
Term
What are the four elements in healing?
Definition
fire
earth
weather
air
Term
What is the Holistic Approach to Healing?
Definition
It is examining the whole person, addressing the social, cultural, mental, and spiritual aspects of well-being.
Term
What does the "Healing circle" represent?
Definition
of the fact that we are all one and that the entire universe is connected.
Term
First Nations has four sacred directions that represents all aspects of like that must be considered when looking at a situation. What are they?
Definition
North, South, East, West
Term
In many Aboriginal societies, the circle and the four sacred directions are the symbols of _____________ ___________, embodying the four elements of whole health.
Definition
Holistic Healing
Term
What are the four elements of whole health?
Definition
-spiritual health
-mental health
-physical health
-emotional health
Term
Aboriginal ppl's are __ times more likely to go to prison than the majority of the non-aboriginal population in Canada
Definition
nine
Term
In Atiksmeku Nation, The Social Worker is called the _____ ______ ______ signifying that the worker represents the protection interests of the whole community
Definition
Community Protection Delegate
Term
The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is a national Inuit organization that represents the 4 Inuit regions of Canada. What are they?
Definition
Nunatsiavut(Labrador)
Nunavik (Northern Quebec)
Nunavut, and the Inuvialuit Settlement region in the Northwest Territories,
Term
Founded in the 1970's from earlier organizatons, the _____ ______ _____ advocates for Aboriginal rights, land claims, and resource development, and it fights against global warming and climate change as public health and human rights issues.
Definition
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Term
Key recommendation of RCAP and the foremost demand of Aboriginal leaders was the
Definition
reaffirmation of Aboriginal rights to land, rights that are inextricably linked to the principle of ABORIGINAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
Term
What led to the development of several advance organizations representing and uniting constituent groups?
Definition
Aboriginal Political Activism
Term
Organizations that developed from Aboriginal Political Activism are......

develop inclusive policies to protect the rights and interests in Aboriginal ppl's. Section 35 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom's.
Definition
-Assembly of First Nations
-Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
-Metis National Council
-Congress of Aboriginal People'
Native Women's Association of Canada
Term
Who was the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations?
Definition
Phil Fontaine
Term
Shawn Atleo was chosen as the new ____ _____ ____ ______ on July 23, 2009
Definition
Assembly of First Nations Chief
Term
What does the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement provide?
Definition
for mechanisms to assist the majority of Inuit living in Canada in developing cultural and social services in the new territory of Nunavut.
Term
_____ _____ between an individual aboriginal organization and the federal and provincial governments are another means of enabling Aboriginal peoples to deliver services.
Definition
Tripartite Agreements
Term
What do Tripartite Agreements include?
Definition
agreements that provide for child welfare services, law enforcement, and elementary and secondary education, as well as Social Assistance and community health prevention and treatment programs.
Term
What do Tripartite Agreements include?
Definition
agreements that provide for child welfare services, law enforcement, and elementary and secondary education, as well as Social Assistance and community health prevention and treatment programs.
Term
With the Aboriginal Holistic Healing Approach, social workers are already breaking ground by initiating.......
Definition
-community healing centres
-implementing restorative justice
setting up healing lodges
-developing innovative child welfare policies
-creating culturally appropriate urban social services
-establishing holistic health care programs
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