HIST 325 Lecture Notes - Indian Act, North-West Rebellion, Doukhobor
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Who was recruited, who came, and why: original attempts in prairie farm failed therefore needed new immigration policies during laurier period 1896. Because they were already used to the hardships and had the skills therefore could speed up development: russian refugees-- dukhobors. Will create legacy that"ll undermine canadian identity if all foreigners immigrate: british: too arrogant to farm and do hard work. How restricted: blacks: wrong climate, chinese: head tax (1885), complete exclusion by 1923, japanese: gentlemen"s agreement 1907, 400 limit per year, south asians (part of british empire): continuous journey clause 1908, some europeans (ex. Act so no access to capital: indians no access to free homestead, farming instructions inadequate and inappropriate, faced severe, quasi-legal, restrictions (attack on farming) by department of. Problems: indians were economically captive: reserves seen as competition for whites, indians crushed in northwest. -> given only hand tools while whites had tractors and machines.
