Gurnoor's Video
What did the Indian Act force Indigenous People to have?
"Indian Status".
Who is the person Shy-Lee talked about?
Nellie Carlson.
When did the Indian Act come to power?
Who did the Indian Act specifically discriminate against?
Indigenous Women.
What is the Indian Act?
A federal law/act.
Who determined Indian Status?
The government.
What tribe is she from?
Cree.
What did the government ban?
Indigenous Culture and Traditions.
What happened to Indigenous women when they married non-Indigenous person?
They lost their Indian Status.
What is the other name for Indigenous Peoples(Not 'Indian')?
Aboriginal, First Nations, First Peoples.
Where were Indigenous children sent to study?
Residential Schools
When was she awarded with a Persons Award?
1988.
What did the government restrict from Indigenous Peoples?
Freedom.
Where did the women gather to protest?
MP Maryan Mouset's Office, Peterborough.
When is Indigenous History Month?
June.
What's one current movement that involves residential schools?
Every Child Matters/Orange Shirt Day.
What level of education did she receive?
Up until Grade 8.
What sustained Indigenous Peoples since time immemorial?
Traditional Foods.
After how long could an Indigenous woman re-gain her Indian Status?
Never.
Who proposed to abolish the Indian Act?
Pierre Trudeau.
Name 2 countries that took away Indigenous Rights(Not including Canada).
Australia, New Zealand, The United States of America, The United Nations.
When did she pass away?
Thursday, September 10th, 2020.
Why did the government destroy the self-sufficiency of Indigenous Peoples?
They wanted Indigenous people to be dependent on government agencies.
What year did Indigenous women lose their Indian Status, if they married someone who was non-Indigenous?
1985.
When did Indigenous People reject the abolishment of the Indian Act?
1969.