INDIGST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sixties Scoop, Sun Dance, Indian Agent

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Indigenous Studies
• Course: INDIGST 1A03
• Professor: vanessawatts

Document Summary

The order to achieve full civilisation of the indians. Status indians were unable to vote in canadian elections without losing their indians status and enfranchising. They must lose their indian status if they want to fight in the war. If they fight in the war and they do not have home, they will be given homes while they take the lands from the indians. While the indains fight in the war, they did not know they are losing their status and they could not live in the reserve. They have a lot of power on the indains. They have the power to remove indians from the reserve when they get sick. Can use status card to travel around the country. They can take the children from the mother, if they know she hasn"t been living. First bill that was made before the confederations. Someone that is register indian under the indian act. Banned the practice of indigenous ceremonies in 1884.