test 2 Flashcards
Peter Jones/Kahkewawuonbay
- travelled to Britain in 1845 to raise funds for Ojibwa schools
- hoped for schools run by indigenous people that would help them defend their rights
status Indian
- not Canadian citizens
- status removed if university educated
- couldn’t vote
- had certain treaty rights
non-status Indian
if Metis took treaty, they would be full status first nations
if took scrip, would lose status completely
1876 Indian Act/impact on women
- aims of integrating Indians into general life and economy of country
- complicated matters regarding Indian women and their status
cede & surrender treaty clause
- Dene: our laws from the creator do not allow us to cede, release, surrender of extinguish our inherent rights
- believed land would be shared not ceded
- government claimed Cree as cede, surrender and release grounds
Duncan Campbell Scott
- deputy superintendent of Indian Affairs
- “I want to get rid of the Indians problem… our objective is to continue until there’s not a single Indian in Canada that hadn’t been absorbed into the body of politics and there’s no Indian question and no Indian department”
1951 amendments to Indian Act
- no longer illegal for Indians to practice customs and culture
- now allowed to enter pool halls and gamble
- allowed to drink in community
- allowed to appear off reserve in ceremonial dress without Indian Agent permission
- allowed to organize and hire legal council
- Indian women now allowed to vote in band councils
Indigenous women activism
1981 - Sandra Lovelace of New Brunswick - her activism led the government to let women decide to keep status when marrying non-status
Indian “reserves”
- government had power to take away portions of reserves
- illegal transfer of Peguis first nation because settlers thought it was a nice place to live and put pressure on the government
PM Pierre Trudeau
- said his government didn’t want to face political difficulties with according citizens plus status while French Canadians were demanding
- eventually retracted white paper
Peguis First Nation “St. Peter’s removal”
East Selkirk - illegal land transfer
- economic boom - community growing fast
- lots of people lived rurally, word of mouth on voting didn’t spread
- paying indigenous people off to vote to leave
- votes were short therefore government decided that they should transfer
- no records kept
- given 2 days to move to uninhabitable locations
indigenous soldiers - WW1
- thousands enlisted hoping to get rights/freedom, see world, earn money
- first taste of equality
- first time many Canadians saw Indigenous people
- nothing changed for Indigenous people when they came back
Indigenous soldiers - WW2
- Canadian soldiers began advocating for and supporting Indigenous soldiers
- legions began supporting Indigenous families
- birth of reconciliation
Shingaukonse
Fundraised for school in Southern Ontario
- really wanted education for Indigenous children
Indigenous peoples & Canadian Healthcare
- Didn’t have access to traditional foods or natural medicine since they weren’t allowed to leave reserve without permission
- were promised free healthcare & social services - wasn’t delivered