RE104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Indian Act, Prairie School
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When columbus landed in the west indies there were lots of indian established lands in north america. Colonists brought diseases that north americans hadent been immune to. 95% of them died, because of violence or disease. Canada had about 500 000 people living here only 40-80 % of people died in canada. The royal proclamation gave natives their rights. Nations of indians are no longer appropriate cause they are incapable of their own affairs . If an indians childs parent r not married , they are excluded from membership. Until 1951- indians were not considered as people. Until 1960- indians are not able to vote (unless u give up ur membership) Natives cant leave their home towns without a pass. Motto of indian school- kill the indian and save the man . Most affective weapon to kill indian was to take children away from homes to large residential schools (74 in all of canada)
