Intro to indian act
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The Indian ActAnd other laws
written by white people for red people
These laws only apply to first nations, Metis
and Inuit people
native canadians were not consulted
still stand today as law in this country
The Royal Proclamation of 1763
Made in England by the king
Deals with all native populations in North
AmericaProclamation says that all lands were
to be held in reserve for natives
Also says natives could only give their
land to the crown
Point of contention
Did the king recognize that land rights already
existedOr did he give those
rights to natives, which he could then take
away
The British North America Act
Canada becomes a country
one very important line in the act
the federal government has the responsibility
to deal with indians
One of the first things they did was pass the Enfranchisement Act
...So indians couldn't vote, but if you became white
you could
One of the first things they did was pass the Enfranchisement Act
...and native women lost the right to vote on band matters
This was a big problem for the
IroquoisWomen there had great powers on council, they
elected chiefs
The Indian Act
or rather
The Indian Acts
Of 1876 and 1951
One of the main concepts of the act
wasNative land was actually Crown
land
The crown was looking after it for the
natives
And by crown, they meant the government
Which restricted the sovereignty of natives
And by government, they meant white people
And by restricted we mean it was illegal for
natives to:• buy alcohol
• vote
• sell their land
• leave the reserve without permission
• or hire lawyers to fight the laws
The government sought to make
natives like other CanadiansIf you served in the army ... you
became white
The government sought to make
natives like other CanadiansIf you went to
university you became white
The government sought to make
natives like other Canadians
If you were a woman and
married a white man you became
white
The law has been amended many times
most recently in 1986
It is the only law in Canada that
discriminates based on race
And yet ...
natives don't want to get rid of it yet
because ...
it guarantees land