Initial Rules
Did the Indian Act benefit the Indigenous people more than it harmed them?
no
What did Europeans do to Indigenous economy.
They made it more European.
Indigenous people could not express basic human ____.
rights
Indigenous people were soon allowed to choose their kids' ____.
education
Who chooses if you are eligible to receive a Indian Status?
The Government
The government wanted indigenous to identify as ____ rather then _____.
Canadian, Indian
What were indigenous women excluded from?
The military
Are Indigenous people now allowed to have cultural ceremonies?
yes
What was the ruling on Indigenous children's primary education?
It made it mandatory for all children to attend residential schools.
What did Europeans want Indigenous to embrace from them? (Overall)
Their way of life
The Indian Act allowed the government to ____ the lives of Indigenous people
control
Indigenous women were eligible to join ________.
The army
Which of the following benefits do Status Indians receive?
A) Free Elementary, and High School Resources
B) Special Traveling Rights To Anywhere
C) Exemption From Taxes
C) Exemption From Taxes
What are two out of three things Europeans wanted to take from the Indigenous?
land, culture, identity
The Indian Act stated that certain areas of land would be reserved for the Indigenous people to live on. This rule had negative effects since it ________________.
allowed the government to choose where Indigenous people would live.
Why did the government's attitude towards the Indigenous people improve (although it is still not perfect)?
It has improved because of the people who advocated for the Indigenous people.
Which large group of people were excluded from the Indian status?
Women
What was a non Indigenous reason the Indian Act was created.
There were many different acts stating different opinions in different locations so, to make it more neat they made one large act, the Indian Act
Indigenous people were forced to live in ____ areas of land.
reserved
When the Indian Act first changed in 1985 people who had lost their status could _________.
once again regain it.