Social and Cultural Injustices in Canada

By dylan96
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    Canada

  • The Indian Act

    The Indian Act

    The Indian Act is established and controls many of the First Nations. The Indian Act was made by the federal govermant.
  • Residential Schools

    Residential Schools

    The Indian Act give responsibility for the education of children to mostly church run residential schools. The law required compulsory attendance for those status Indians under the age of 16 until they reached 18 years of age in Indian schools.
  • Aboriginal potlatches illegal

    Aboriginal potlatches illegal

  • The Chinese Head Tax

    The Chinese Head Tax

    The Chinese labourers are no longer neede to work on building the railways.
  • Manitoba Government abolishes bilingual instruction

    Manitoba Government abolishes bilingual instruction

  • The Chinese Immigration Act

    The Chinese Immigration Act

  • Wartimes Elections Act excludes minorities the vote

    Wartimes Elections Act excludes minorities the vote

  • Black Men refused service

    Black Men refused service

  • Hindus in BC denied the right to vote

    Hindus in BC denied the right to vote

  • Restricts immigration of Jewish refugees

    Restricts immigration of Jewish refugees

    Canada restricts immigration Jewish refugees, despite the persecution of Jews in Nazi Gremany in World War 2.
  • Japanese Internmeat Camps

    Japanese Internmeat Camps

    There was 23,000 Japanese Canadians in British Columbia were taken from their homes, and placed in internment camps during the duration of the war.
  • Yokon First Nations are relocated

    Yokon First Nations are relocated

  • Sayisi Dene are relocated

    Sayisi Dene are relocated

  • Adoption Scoop of First Nations/ Metis Children

    Adoption Scoop of First Nations/ Metis Children