GEG 2108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Campbell Scott, 1St Ary Film Awards, Indian Act
27 Aug 2016
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Historically known as department of indian affairs: indian agents. Role existed since about 1885"ish to 1945"ish, Duties were to manage the aboriginal community on behalf of indian affairs. Responsible of all activities: elections, overseeing farming, education, health care, issue passes to be able to leave the reserve, issue permits for sale, They were the authority on the reserves: policy bible and the plow . Aboriginal people would become christian and farmers, because that was appropriate for canadian culture. Indian agent and priest/minister are the two main bureaucrats on the reserve, they control everything: law: indian act. Still a major piece of canadian legislation. After world war ii, everything changed, returning veterans become politicians, very vocal. Wanted to assimilate the indians, until there was not a single indian in canada. Would be surprised today that there are still distinct aboriginal people, communities and the inac. 4 main restrictive prohibitions in the indian act, came after the 1885 resistance in.
