Indian Act
The primary purpose of the Indian Act is to _______ Indigenous peoples.
Control
Define enfranchisement
A legal process for terminating a person's Indian status and conferring full Canadian citizenship
What year were all enfranchisement clauses removed?
1985
Define eurocentric
The belief that Western (Judeo/ Christian) ideas and beliefs are the best/ "most civilized"
Government officials could determine Indigenous rights and benefits based on_________?
"good moral character"
they were reinstated as Status Indians
What year was the Indian Act established?
1876
Define assimilation
Forcing something to become like everything else- forcing Indigenous people to live and think like Settlers
What are the main functions of the Indian Act?
The Indian Act is the primary law the federal government uses to administer Indian status, to control local Indigenous governments and to manage reserve land. It also outlines governmental obligations to Indigenous peoples.
List at least three of the initial ways a person could become enfranchised
graduating university
marrying a non-status person (if they were a woman)
becoming a Christian minister, doctor, or lawyer
vote
join the army
What year was the potlach banned?
1884
What three terms are used to describe the groups of Indigenous people in Canada?
First Nation, Inuit, and Metis
What is the "band council" system?
A replacement to the traditional governing system within indigenous communities. Enforced voting for a male elected chief instead of honoring hereditary chiefs
What is "second generation cut-off"?
After two generations of intermarriage with non-status partners, children would no longer be eligible for status
The government consulted with First Nations people for the first time in what year?
1951
The Indian Act was considered to be the "Final Solution of our ____________"
Indian Problem
When was the Indian Act abolished?
Trick Question, the Indian Act is still in place today
What Bill removed all enfranchisement clauses?
Bill C-31
When did the Indian act make it illegal for Status Indians to hire lawyers?
1927
When the Indian act was first put in place, who was defined as having Indian Status? (3)
male person of Indian Blood reported to belong to a particular band
any child of such person
a woman who is married to such a person