SWP 435 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Indian Act, Color Blindness

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SWP 435
• Professor: Cheryl Mc Pherson

Document Summary

Everyone is doing a bibliography for next week (truth and reconciliaion report). Cbc reporter about a prolonged court hearing, having the legal right to be ideniied as indians. Daniels was not able to hear the verdict, his son is ighing for his rights. Criical backlash for the daniels case from the general public. Case hyped up by the media with not a lot of posiive coverage, more negaive. Diferent rules, very speciic, clear- no room for loopholes bill c31. Even though the intent was good, you"re always going to have a backlash. Government is thoroughly in charge of everything, the leadership should be changed to someone who has a stronger knowledge. Band membership (if you go of reserve you"re sill considered a status) They missed a whole lot of names when people were out huning or if you were in a residenial school, they excluded you if you were not present- then you were not on the list.