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In 1876 the canadian goverment passed the Indean Act, the Indian Act stated what and who was an Indian, and also stated what they were permitted and not permitted to do.
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Banned ceremoniesm Outlawing the Thirst Dance (Sun Dance) and Potlatch.
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Allowed portions of reserves to be expropriated by municipalities for roads, railways or other public purposes without Native consultation
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Gave Native Men the right to vote, and become Canadian citizens, among other things if they give up their Indian status.
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The federal govern¬ment tried to enfranchise Indian veterans of World War I against their will.
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Indian Act amended to include the Inuit people.
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Ban on Indian ceremonies is dropped.
Ban on raising money for political purposes dropped.
Inuit specifically are excluded from the Indian Act. -
Ottawa begins to close Residential Schools, although it wasn’t until 1988 until the last one closed.
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through BILL C-31 Native women who have married non-Native men now have the right to keep their Native status, and to pass their status on to their children.
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Amended to allow band members living off reserves to vote in band elections and referendums.[
