SOSC 1350 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cisgender, Indian Act, Legal Personality
12 Dec 2014
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This was a right fought for when canada attempted to assimilate first nations through mainly, the indian act of 1876. Supreme court rendering its calder decision, it recognized that those who had not signed treaties (which were a majority) still had entitlement and some claim to lands that they traditionally used or occupied. As a result, through this recognition and the debate of self-government, the indian. Act was recently, from the late 1900s onwards, amended and self-government such as in the. Northwest territories and labrador inuits in northern labrador. However, they still have no external power or that beyond a province. The candian government tried to control aboriginals through their indian act through the belief they couldn"t control/ govern themselves because they were not civilized enough. Their self-government only applies to their own community and nothing outside. Cisgendered: also known as gender normative is when someone"s gender corresponds to their genitalia.
