Week 2 Flashcards
Who was particularly discriminated against in the indian act
-women
EXAM: When was the first indian act ratified
-1876
When was it decided that attendance to residential schools was mandatory until age 16
-1884
What was the “mush hole”
-mohawk institute residential school
Where was the mohawk institute residential school
-brantford ontario
When did the mohawk institute school operate
-1881 through 1970
When was the pass system created
-1885
What was the pass system
-status indians living on reserve had to get a permit to sell anything, to buy groceries or to leave for any reason etc
-had to be approved by the indian agent
When was the pass system in place until
-1951
Double mother rule
-revoked status of individuals who had 2 non-status mothers in a row
-removed status from grandchildren at age 21, whose mother and paternal grandmother both aquired status through marriage to an indian
Illegitimate female child rule
-male child could inherit indian status but women could not
-mostly because women can reproduce and men can not
Marry out rule
-if a status indian woman marrys a non-indigenous man, they lose status and have to get off the reserve
Who was Jeannette Corbiere Lavell
-one of the women who brought case to court about getting status back
What does second generation cut off mean for indian status
-it only takes 2 generations of marriages with non indigenous individuals to take status away from child
What does section 116 of the indian act state
-power for minister to send children to any residential school
-power of entry into the home of a parent of a child
-use of whatever force necessary to detain children
How many indigenous children are currently in care of the canadian government compared to the whole population
-50%
-indigenous people only make up 5% of the total population
What was the white paper
-bill under pierre trudeau
-wanted to eliminate indian act and status and make everyone canadians
What was the red paper
-in response to white paper
-indigenous people did not want to get rid of indian act because it was the only thing that still identified them as a seperate entity from canadians
What are 6(1) and 6(2) indians
-both have full status
If a 6(1) and 6(2) indian have a baby what will their status be
-6(1)
If a 6(1) and 6(1) indian have a baby what will their status be
-6(1)
If a 6(2) and 6(2) indian have a baby what will their status be
-6(1)
If a 6(1) and no status indian have a baby what will their status be
-6(2)
If a 6(2) and no status indian have a baby what will their status be
-no status
