POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: 1969 White Paper, Indian Register, Indian Act
15 Jan 2014
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Hartz-horowitz thesis: understanding in the 1960s why canada was more socially progressive than the. Critiques: revisionist historians, forbes (to read) 1969 white paper: royal commission on aboriginal people, self-government. Indigenous peoples in canada: original inhabitants of north america. 4% of the canadian population: diverse population. 2- m tis (descendants of indigenous people and french settlers) 1/3 of indigenous population. Process of exploitation, domination and subjection of a people by another people. Ex: french and english settlers" colonialism (exploitation and domination of indigenous peoples) Some claim yes no law overrules it. Section 25 of the constitution act of 1982 enshrines the royal proclamation. The indian act of 1876: key characteristics has been modified over the years but still in place today. The act that turned the aboriginal population into legal wards of the state. They became the responsibility of the canadian state. Created a centralized bureaucracy to administer all affairs of indigenous people.
