Lecture 6 Flashcards
Why did some side with the French and some side with the British
The French were creating families with them.
Some thought the British were going to win so they sided with them.
To compensate for territory lost to the Americans in New York land on either side of the Grand River was given to the Mohawks. Where do we see this land come into play again in the future
The Oka crisis
What is the significance of orange shirt day
The day honours children who never came home and survivors of residential schools and their families
General areas of the Indian Act
Use and surrender of land
Status guidelines
Education
Taxes
Alcohol
Band governance
A status Indian would lose his or her status and be recognized as a Canadian citizen with the right to vote and hold property
Enfranchisement
Who is Jeannette Corbiere Lavell
She charged a court case that it violated the equality clause in the 1960 Canadian Bill of Rights on the grounds of discrimination by reason of sex.
Is the Indian Act still in effect today?
Yes
Lovelace. Lavell, Bedard
Bill C-31
Have been fundamental building blocks of Canadas development l. And, as nation to nation agreements, it was through their negotiation that the settlement of non-Indigenous peoples in their territories has been legitimated.
Treaties
They can not be seen as one time historical events instead they remain living agreements that continue to shape the relationship between First Nations and other Canadians in very important ways.
Treaties
What is the third type of treaty
Land acquisition or territorial treaties
Acknowledged Indian rights to land - this piece of prerogative legislation was incorporated into the Canadian Constitution of 1982. Accordingly FN people’s assert that any land bit taken away by purchase or Treaty is still theirs.
Royal Proclamation
