POLB50Y3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Premiership Of Stephen Harper, Meech Lake Accord, Charlottetown Accord
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Colonialism can be defined as the explotation, domination and subjugation of a people by an imperial power. There are three official categories: north american indian, metis, and inuit; indians are divided between status and non-status, and the former are subdivided between on and off reserve. In theory there are probably three main governance options that could be chosen to improve the condition of aboriginal life in canada: the first would be integration and assimilation into the non-aboriginal society. This of course meaning that they would be off the inadequate living reserves: the second option would be a return to aboriginal self-government, focused on the reserves. For soem this means making reserves more autonomous of the indian affairs department, perhaps with powers akin to municipalities. This is the ideal for those who feel that the second option would leave aboriginals in a post-colonial kind of situation.
