Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Perry Bellegarde, Indian Register, Indian Act
5 Feb 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Indigenous groups in canada: first nations. Haudenosaunee (iroquois: mohawk, cayuga, onondaga, oneida, seneca, tuscarora, m tis, inuit. First nations: term used to replace indian band . The current chief of the assembly of first nations is. M tis: people of both aboriginal and european ancestry. The m tis culture incorporates elements of first nations and french canada. Inuit: indigenous persons whose ancestral lands are located in the northern regions of canada. Large portion of canadian history: integration. Between 1871 and 1921, canada transferred land to indigenous groups under the reserve system. There are about 2,700 reserves in canada; about two-thirds are in b. c. Together they compromise about 10,000 square miles. In 1883, the department of indian a airs implemented residential schools as the primary vehicle for assimilation. Coercive practices forced them to abandon their traditional languages, dress, style, religion and lifestyle.
