LWSO 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Burrard Inlet
22 Nov 2015
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1603 - first documented african arrived in canada. 1648 - first documented case of slavery in canada. 1834 - britain abolished slavery in all colonies, including canada: period of migration to canada, from china etc. 1863 - abolishment of slavery in america: blacks moved from canada to america to escape slaver. 1881: roughly 20% of canadians are immigrants, majority initially from europe, aboriginal ceremonies/rituals were made illegal in canada. 1914: maru incident in vancouver harbour, due to continuous passage law. Boat from calcutta to canada, was eventually forced back without. Only people allowed into canada were those who already had being allowed to land citizenship. 1957: japanese internment camps in bc and prairies, viewed as enemy to state due to wwii, hungarians immigrated to canada as refugees. Until 1960s: aboriginals had to pay for a pass to be allowed off reservations, could be, japanese internment camps in bc and prairies, viewed as enemy to state due to wwii.
