ID120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gradual Civilization Act, Indian Register, Indian Act
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Defined as the subjugation of one people by another through destruction and/or weakening of basic institutions of the subjugated culture and replacing them with those of the dominant culture. Developed a protocol of how those rights can be extinguished. Every indian had to be civilized into dominant society. British crown passes responsibility to fulfill obligations to the indians. Defi(cid:374)ed (cid:449)ho a(cid:374)d (cid:449)hat a (cid:862) tatus i(cid:374)dia(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:449)as. Not citizens, wards of the state until 1960. Reserves (pass system), civilization policies, outlaw ceremonies, forced enfranchisement, indian residential schools, gradual civilization act, enfranchisement act. Could(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e a reser(cid:448)e (cid:374)ear a to(cid:449)(cid:374), if a to(cid:449)(cid:374) (cid:449)as (cid:271)uilt (cid:374)ear a reser(cid:448)e, the reser(cid:448)e had to (cid:373)o(cid:448)e. They were originally supposed to be indian sanctuaries. Banned ceremonies, banned traditional government, illegal for two indians to be seen in public together who were not related because they could be conspiring against government. Controlled indian healthcare, education, waste water management, social services, membership, housing, economic development, governance.
