POLS 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Elijah Harper, 1969 White Paper, Constitution Act, 1982
5 Mar 2015
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Colonialism: legacy of the indian act. Piece of federal law to allow the government of canada to control every aspect of a status indian"s life in canada: federal paternalism a system of government led by males, derogation of oral tradition. Relations were oral based: disregard for treaties. Federal government disregards treaties natural resources land taxes: the theme of control is present in colonialism. Changing terminology and the politics of identity: the impact of the charter. In 1982 it fundamentally reorganized the government and the individual. Rights protection document: group rights in an era of individual rights. Diversity within the aboriginal population: highly heterogeneous, one policy may/does not fit all. Children pulled from their homes and put into schools to civilize them: language and culture. Aboriginal self-government: royal commission on aboriginal peoples. Never gave up their lands but over time control through colonialism consumed it: abiding by historical treaties.
