GEG2109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Faultlines (Album), Indian Register, Indian Act
14 Aug 2016
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Centralists argue for national policies that has dominance over provinces. Covers defense, foreign affairs, money, transportation and indian affairs. It would be seen as favouring quebec and ontario due to uneven dispersion of population in canada. Most complex faultline due to tangled history. Using that term is not the best because it"s an umbrella term, there a many differences between the sub-groups. Status indian: legal term used to describe someone whose status carries certain rights. Treaty rights set aside reserve lands to be held for the benefit of band (reserve lands and free use of crown lands) Ottawa fails to acknowledge presence of metis. The second clash : making treaty (1871-1877) Ottawa plans to extinguish indian rights and promote assimilation. The third clash : the northwest rebellion (1885) Struggles date back to the conquest and treaty of paris. Canada emerged as a british dominated society, with large french popu.
