SOC345H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Potlatch, Kainai Nation, James Gladstone
23 Oct 2016
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Why is the indian act important defines who is a first nations person the a(cid:272)t itself does(cid:374)"t (cid:271)ut predecessor does gradual civilization act. Ww1&ww2 relates back to the indian act. National indian brotherhood becomes assembly of first nations. Contact is difficult treaties were made without proper understanding. Treaty no 9 35% of aboriginal men enlist for ww1. The 1911 census shows aboriginal population at their lowest recorded point in history (106,000) With the indian act you could get registered but if you went to war for country, could not be registered indian when you return considered franchised. Cant go on reserve if non indian, cant go home after. Indian act and amendements created eligibility criteria. Start denying rights and ability to being themselves. Was consensus based based on everyones agreement the government did not like that and changed the structure. Forcing things to happen in indian act . Started the residential schools before country was started.
