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| Charter of Rights and Freedoms | This is the supreme law of Canada. No law can run counter to it. |
| Land Claims | Aboriginal people tried to gain rights over land, so that they could earn money to break the cycle of poverty. |
| Self-Governement | The right of a colony or cultural group to define the structure, laws, and policies that will govern its own affairs. |
| Specific Claims | Claims made by aboriginal peoples to large tracts of land on the grounds that these lands were granted to them in treaties. |
| Comprehensive Claims | Assertion of the right of Aboriginal Nations to large tracts of land because they were the original inhabitants. |
| Nunavut | Created in 1999. Gave Inuit of this northern area control over two million square km of the Arctic. |
| Multiculturalism | A policy of fostering the expression of the cultures on the many ethnic groups who make up a country's population. |
| Internet | Allowed Canadians to communicate, research information, and use consumer services more easily. |
| Robots | Computer-programmed machines designed to carry out human functions. |
| New Economy- the "knowledge economy" | Current economy based on the knowledge, skills, and abilities of individuals, often related to high technology. |
| Biotechnology | The use of biological processes, particularly the "engineering" of genetic material in plant/animal cells, for industrial/other purposes. |
