INDIGST 1AA3 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Canada, Aboriginal Title, Indian Reserve
12 Oct 2018
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INDIGST 1AA3
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Tuesday 9th January 2018
Lecture 1
Indigenous studies
Introduction
• In class midterm February 13th.
• Field trip on February 6th.
• Academic poster will be due on march 27th.
• Peer evaluation contact TA.
• Writing a report based on findings.
• Must use 5 academic sources, not included in course materials.
• The final exam is not cumulative.
• Exams are 20 multiple choices from lecture materials and films.
• Short answer will come from the readings and lecture.
Background and misconceptions
• There are many negative misconceptions about aboriginal peoples.
• Canada has adopted the term indigenous.
• Aboriginal still gets used in policy.
• It was called Indian affairs, because it is governed by the Indian acts in Canada.
• Indigenous covers those who are non status indigenous.
• Indigenous people do not use the term aboriginals.
• 6 nations is the largest reservation in Canada.
• British Columbia and Ontario have the highest number of reserves.
• Reserves were made after the historical treaty process in 19th century.
Definitions
• There is a lot of terminology that is used.
• Indian is used within the Indian act.
• Indian described the status assigned by Indian registrar, but it is no longer an acceptable
conversational term.
• There are people who are registered Indians and those who do not want to be
registered.
• You are still a first nations people even if you do not have status.
Demographics
• Many people are moving off reserve.
• This trend toward urbanization is interesting.
• Previously we wanted to create a system where we keep native people separate from
civil society and increase western settlement.
• They wanted the natives out so civil society could move in.
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• They would say the land is safe because they restricted indigenous people to those
reserves.
• This is the history of the creation of the reserves.
• They are not Indian land; they are crowned land held for federal government that have
been set aside for the use of indigenous people.
• The indigenous people do not own their land.
• We are not seeing things encouraging people to leave reserved lands.
• Membership is also very strict, and the ability to people to pass on Indian status to
children is very complicated.
• Indian act goes by different level of Indian status; this will determine if you can pass it
on.
• We are seeing a decrease in status Indians in Canada.
• It is a very complex system.
• Status Indians are considered federal wards of the state and therefore they may not
have to pay pst, but they have to pay hst, and they still pay taxes.
• Many live off reserve meaning they have to pay, and many are non status.
Ontario
• The way status was created, was to see a decrease over time.
• There would be no point in having Indian affairs anymore.
• Without status Indians and reserves are only for status Indians then there will be not
more reserves and there will be no need for Indian act.
• The Indian act is racist, but it is complicated because it allows for some rights.
• It was created in 1876, it is the only race based legislation in Canada.
• The input population has increased; they mainly live in Nunavut.
The Indian act
• The pass system was in 1885.
• Indian agents were dispatched to police the boundaries of reserves.
• They would have to apply for a pass that would allow them to leave the reserve for a
certain amount of time.
• There is a separation and policing of the reserves.
• If you wanted to leave, you had to relinquish your Indian status.
• You can never live on reserve again.
• You could not have lawyer to discuss a land claim.
• You could not go to school and take your status.
• It is racist, but it also means that when your status is taken away, you cannot be in your
home community with your family.
• That is why a treaty relationship is so important.
• But treaty are not upheld in Canada, the Indian act is a default mechanism.
• This changes in 1951, people could attend university without losing status.
• There were a lot of amendments.
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Document Summary
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