acts of settlers Flashcards
1
Q
Indian Act 1867
m choice & short ans
A
- FN couldn’t control actions of department
- FN women’s status taken away if married to non FN
- had “nobody” status - no marital property rights
- removed traditional systems of government
- continued for 75 years - FN lost oral history
- settlers helped themselves to land
- buffalo vanished
- resentment grew
2
Q
British North American Act 1867
A
- Canada day
- brought colonies of north America together -
dominion - made French & English official languages
- excluded indigenous people - lands under federal control
3
Q
royal proclamation 1763
A
- issued after British defeated French
- attempted to assimilate French
- made sure British had more power than French
- gave monarch power to buy/sell indigenous land
4
Q
Manifest destiny
A
statement that the Indian Act was an act of god
5
Q
Wardship
A
- gov. saw indigenous as children to be incorporated into body politics
- patterns to set stage for Indian Act
- formed department of Indian affairs
6
Q
Outside promises
m choice & short ans
A
- silenced FN with money
- promised a lot in treaties but never delivered
- translators had their own interests
- was a form of payment for use of land
