ABS201Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: James Gladstone, John Diefenbaker, Indian Act
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The white paper, the red paper and the early resistance. The white paper: statement of the government, 1969 white paper on the state of indians in canada leads to policy development, moves you towards policy change. Indian act and amendments: bna, treaties, world war 1 & 2, right to vote, national indian brotherhood. Important u. s. events that affect aboriginal people in canada: rosa parks, march on washington, martin luther king and malcolm x, occupation of alcatraz, 67 or 69 american indians occupied alcatraz prison for a year and a half. This place was part of a sacred burial ground: american indian movement, tried to build upon what mlk and malcolm x built upon for black people, but for american. They believed that if they were loud enough, government should listen. French or english (or 20 years residence), adequate knowledge of the privileges and responsibilities of.