POG 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: John A. Macdonald, Pierre Trudeau, Indian Act

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POG 110
• Professor: Adam Thorn

Document Summary

Pog 110 chapter 11: aboriginal rights and governance. 1. 4 million people in 2011 identified themselves as indigenous (native, inuit, metis) Population growing more rapidly than rest of canada because of a high birth rate and a greater number willing to come forward and identify themselves as indigenous. Status indians-those of indian ancestry who are listed in the official government registry and are entitled to certain benefits, including exemption from taxation on property and income earned on reserve. Some first nations argue they have special rights because of their prior occupancy of land that was often taken away illegally or improperly. Ca(cid:374)ada"s i(cid:374)dige(cid:374)ous peoples (cid:449)e(cid:396)e (cid:374)e(cid:448)e(cid:396) (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:395)ue(cid:396)ed (cid:271)ut (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) sig(cid:374)ed t(cid:396)eaties (cid:449)ith the. Written treaties often differed substantially from the oral agreements/promises made to the first nations, they just wanted to share the land in a peaceful manner that did not interfere with their way of life. Indian acts-canadian government tried to control lives of first nations from 1876.