INDG 1000Y Lecture 7: Indigenous Studies Lec 7
2 Jan 2017
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Always capitalise the words indg, aboriginal, etc. At this point indg are seen as human, and should be converted to christian, without. English vs french views on possession (house vs conscent) Relationships were governed by indg protocol and were mutually benifitial. Doctrine of discovery foundation of laws even now. First discovery you don"t really own it yet: occupancy/possession for a reasonable amount of time, trading can not happen with non europeans, empty land . Seven years war 1754-1763: quest for furs. Royal proclamation 1763 & treaty of niagara 1764. Bagot commission 1842-1844: started of being about squatters but grew to be about more. Civilization and assimilation goals more explicitly stated in 1869. Act for the gradual enfranchisement of indians. Indian act 1876 (basically the same as the one before it) - (ia=indian act: could lose indian statue through marriage, going to university, being apart of the military, etc.
