POLI 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Canadian Indian Residential School System, 1969 White Paper, Indian Register
10 Dec 2017
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Historical review: royal proclamation (1763, indian act (1876) In order to better understand the situation of aboriginal peoples in canada today, we can do so by tracking the official documents that describe the arrangements between the colonial powers and the aboriginal peoples of. Large sections of land are reserved for aboriginal peoples, especially in the west of the country. The second document is the 1876 indian act. We will focus on: aboriginal reserves and their governance, indian status, cultural expression, historical review. Mcdonald: reservces : territorial units in canada reserved for aboriginal communities, limited to the tribe. Only individuals who can trace their lineage to the tribe can live on the reserve. For example, it forced children to attend residential schools, where they would learn english rather than their aboriginal language. It made it illegal to practice traditional religious ceremonies.
