History
8 End-of-Chapter Questions
End-of-Chapter Questions
- Why did the federal and provincial governments decide to start entering treaty negotiations in the 1990s via the BC Treaty Commission?
- What does it mean when the Numbered Treaties were negotiated on the “extinguishment model”? How are the modern treaties negotiated differently?
- What is the difference between the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action?
End-of-Chapter Scenario
Gurpreet is an exchange student from the Punjab region of India. It’s her intention to study business administration in British Columbia while working under a work permit. Afterwards, she would like to stay in Canada and open her own business.
She hears a lot about the treatment of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Being from a former British colony, she’s neither unfamiliar with nor unsympathetic to the harms of colonialism. However, she just wants to do business in Canada and is a touch puzzled why this history is coming up in the context of a business course. How could this history possibly affect her dealings in her everyday life or her business?
- How would you respond to Gurpreet?
- There are numerous government programs available to encourage Indigenous entrepreneurship and skills training for private employers. Use a search engine to look for skills training programs or entrepreneurship grants in your area and describe how a local employer may use them.