Week 22 Flashcards
1
Q
The Indian Act, 1876
A
-Initial aim: assimilation
-Indian status was lost by…
-Those earnings a university degree
-Status women who married non-status men
-A residential schools system was established in 1870’s
2
Q
Objectives of Residential Schools
A
To remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture.
3
Q
Movie “Indians”
A
-The issue of representation in film: civilization and its “savage” others.
“All the cinematic native heroes that I’ve encountered in my life up to this point have worn buckskin, have been men, and were more often than not, not actually native”.
