ANTH 2660 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Potlatch, Indian Register, Indian Act
14 Mar 2017
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Identity links thoughts and actions, culture with political empowerment and provides the vehicle to bring forth a shared vision. The british north america act of 1867 discusses british and french people"s rights but no mention of the countries aboriginal inhabitants (not even as indians") Many natives could not vote in the provincial elections until the 1950"s. Natives were not allowed to vote in federal elections until 1960. Natives don"t possess a good sense of aboriginal identity. Aboriginals have faced social discrimination for housing, employment and even had their. Aboriginal status taken away under circumstances in the indian act until it was revised with the bill c-31 in 1985. Our current bill of rights was chartered in 1982. Basically in the usa you have the right to hateful racist free speech in canada you don"t. Many native societies in canada see themselves as separate nations from others.
