NATV 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Indian Act
22 Apr 2019
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Explain the middle stage of the fur trade. Early and middle stages trapping season diagram. Picked people to be indian agents that were unmarried (smaller house) Had to be educated (able to read and write at a grade 10/11 level) Had to know about forms and carbon copies. Stuck to the rule book, got in trouble if they didn"t. They don"t have a copy of the indian act, but they have a manual (indian act regulations and rules with explanations) Rulebook is well guarded (sometimes locked up) eventually they put it in a safe: this is the secret to the indian agents power and authority. Made all local purchases with no indian" input. Material for clothing was bought by the indian agent: cheap cotton (itchy), same colors. Paint for the houses: buys whatever is cheap or on sale (in bulk, same color)
