Friday 20 January 2012

Vocabulary Set 4 Social 9

Affirm - to maintain as true


Example - She affirmed to the judge that she was telling the truth

Collective Identity - the identity of one in a group



Example: the collective identity of one and greatly affect how people look at him/her

Collective Rights - rights given to one in a group



Example: collective rights give citizens the ability to have a voice


First Nations - Aboriginal peoples living in Canada


Example: First Nations were the first to reside here in Canada

Annuity - the right to receive such an income



Example: there is an annuity for minimum wages

Official Language Minority - languages other than English or French



Example: Dutch, German, Japanese, and Blackfoot are such examples

Anglophone - someone born speaking English



Example: I am an Anglophone; I only and always have spoke English

Francophone - someone born speaking French



Example: My Aunt is a Francophone; she first spoke French, but later learned English as well

Assimilate - to drop current and to make part of



Example: I was assimilated to St. Francis last year in grade 8

Entrench (ed) - to place in position of strength 



Example: I was entrenched in the ability to drive recently

Indian - a word used by the Europeans to describe Aboriginal peoples



Example: an aboriginal person can be in other words, "Indian", but they themselves do not want to be called that

Reserves - plots of land owned by those who signed a treaty



Example: there are Aboriginal reserves all of Canada

Autonomy - independence or freedom



Example: the Government of Alberta gave me the autonomy of driving with an adult

Land Claims - Land claims are a legal declaration of desired control of areas of property including bodies of water



Example: Countries can be described as land claims

Settlement - an agreement or adjustment 



Example: The two boys argued and argued, and eventually came up with a settlement that suited both

Collective - of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together



Example: a group or class project can be described as collective

Ethnocentrism - the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group of culture



Example: The Europeans when the entered Canada had ethnocentrism over the First Nations

Official Language Community - to be of French and English



Example: Our country among others are official language communities

Publically Funded - to be supported through public funds



Example: a fundraiser can be described as to be publically funded

Scrip - a certificate representing a fraction of a share of stock



Example: the company handed the group a scrip of their share

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