ABS201Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Mana Motuhake, Indian Act
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What is self-determination: being able to have autonomy over your decisions, part of self-determination allows you to have the choice over what people think of you. Indian act took away self-determination: self-determination and education. What is self-government: ability to have choice and act it in law and policy for all those that live within the community. Policies and legislation: laws, policies, and legislation that pertain to self-determination or take away governance, bna act, Indian act: self-governance act, first nations fiscal management act, modern treaties only give municipal style governance. Urban vs. reserve: land is the key to governance, the easiest thing toronto can do to appease aboriginal people would be to put monuments up, If you are on the reserve, you have a very democratic say about what goes on. In vancouver or toro(cid:374)to, you do(cid:374)"t get that (cid:373)u(cid:272)h of a say. urbanize aboriginal laws.