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The Indian Act
The act defines whos an Indian. It brings up legal rights for people classified as an Indian. It also brings up legal disabilities for Indians. The rights exclusive to the Indians in the Indian Act are beyond legal challenge under the Constitution Act of 1982. -
Residential Schools
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Aboriginal potlatches illegal
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The Chinese Head Tax
The Chiense Head Tax was a tax for every chinese person entering Canada. It was ment to discourage Chinese people from entering Canada. The tax was abolished by the chinese immigration act of 1923. The Act stopped chinese immigration altogether. -
Hindus in BC denied the right to vote
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Manitoba Government abolishes bilingual instruction
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Black Men refused service
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Wartimes Elections Act excludes minorities the vote
The War Times Election Act was a bill passed on September 20th, 1917. By Robert Borden during the conscription crisis of 1917. The Bill was an explicit attempt to get more votes for the Government, it also allowed woman to finally start voting in federal elections. -
The Chinese Immigration Act
The Chinese Immigration Act was an act passed by the Parliament of Canada, banning most of the Immigration of Chinese peopel to Canada. It banned Chinese Immigrants from coming it at all unless they had the following titles: Merchant, Diplomat, Foreign Student and 'Under Article of the 9 Act.' -
Restricts immigration of Jewish refugees
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Japanese Internment Camps
Japanese Internment camps were camps built during World War 2. It was to confine all of the JApanese people in Canada. We did this because we couldn't trust them at the time due to the fact that we were at war with them. We suspected them all to be spies and traitors to our country. -
Yukon First Nations are relocated
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Sayisi Dene are relocated
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Adoption Scoop of First Nations/ Metis Children
