FEM 3108 Lecture 5: Indian Act (cont.) and Amendments (October 8, 2015)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: FEM 3108
• Professor: Claudette Commanda

Document Summary

Lecture 5 october 8, 2015: fn had their own land and original rights, sovereignty and nationhood, disturbed by colonialism and assimilation, introduced specific methods to assimilate (3 rs) Traditional, social and governance structures based on matriarchal structure where men and women were placed in traditional roles in governance and political structures. How do we deal with colonialism: mainstream education and media must have fn history and culture to dispel negative images (monture, de-colonialism is needed of the mind to break free from colonial thought and language. Colonial law indian act and membership rules. Indian act determines who has the right to be indian. Indianness : ex: quebec government requires fn to get driver"s license, which doesn"t affect. Indianness : ex: in 1981, elders took young children off reserve to teach hunting and fishing on ancestral territories (considered provincial land). They were fined for not having fishing licenses. They refused to pay the fine and went to court.