Indian Affairs Flashcards
1
Q
How were Native peoples perceived as during the time of the Indian Act?
A
No longer were they perceived as potential trading partners or military allies, more of an impediment to colonization.
2
Q
What did the Indian Act of 1867 entail?
A
Natives should “be kept in a condition of tutelage and treated as wards or children of the state”, and treated as minors who could not vote or own property.
3
Q
What was the Indian Act 1867 meant to do?
A
Eradicate Native cultures and to force them to assimilate to Canadian Society.
4
Q
What roles did missions take in the assimilation of the Native peoples?
A
They aided in the evangelisation process through, clinics, churches, and residential schools.
