GEOG 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Terra Nullius, Settler Colonialism, Indian Act
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British understandings of discovery, terra nullius and territory carry over into treaty- making with indigenous nations from 1871-1921. Rationale of discovery keeps coming out as. Indian act is a canadian federal law that governs matters pertaining to indian status, bands and reserves. The indian act legally makes all indigenous peoples wards of the state. Laws these days are still pertained to indigenous people even though it has changed over time. Residential schools were made to make indigenous people fit" to european society. The effect of residential schools still continue (abuse in family members, fractured the family relationships: siblings not able to talk with each other) 150,000 indigenous children attended residential schools over more than 100 years. In 1920, duncan campbell scott (deputy superintendent of the department of indian. Affairs) made it mandatory for all indigenous children to go to residential school.
