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Hudsons Bay Company Arives In Canada
The Hudsons Bay Company arrived in Canada claiming Ruperts Land, an area that belonged to indeagenous peoples -
The first Residential School Opens
The Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ontario, accepted its first boarding students in 1831. -
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residential schools
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Hudsons Bay Trading Posts Are established all over the country
These posts would trade furs trapped by indigenous peoples for food and Rifles -
Chinese Immigrants not Welcome after Railway Completed
The Chinese were instrumental in building Canada's railway, but were no longer welcome after it was done. -
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Construction on CPR Railroad
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Chinease Head Tax Is Introduced
Nearly every chinease person coming to Canada had to pay $50 -
Chinease Head Tax Is Increased to $500
The fee Reached its maximum of $500 for imigrants coming to Canada -
Kongatu Maru Arrives in Canada
The passengers of the komgatu Maru were denied entry to Canada after a lengthy lawsuit. For the full story https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/komagata-maru -
Japanease Forces Attack Pearl Harbour
Japanease Forces Attack Pearl Harbour inciting more racism towards japanease Canadians -
Japanease Fishing boats are Seized
During the Second World War nearly 1,200 fishing boats owned by Japanese-Canadians were seized by Canadian officials on the B.C. coast — an action that followed Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. -
Japanease Canadians are Forced Into Internment
In 1942, internment of Japanese Canadians occurred when over 22,000 Japanese Canadians, comprising over 90 percent of the total Japanese Canadian population, from British Columbia were evacuated and interned in the name of "national security". The majority were Canadian citizens by birth. -
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Japanese Internment
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Japanese Internment Ends
The Japanese Internment Ends. Many Japanese people leave Canada, returning to the post war japan -
The Last resididential School Closes
In 1969, the system was taken over by the Department of Indian Affairs, ending church involvement. The government decided to phase out the schools, but this met with resistance from the Church, which felt that separated education was the most appropriate approach for Indigenous children. -
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Apologises for the Treatment of Chinease Canadians
In the House of Commons for the first session of the 39th Parliament, Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered an official apology to Chinese Canadians. -
The Canadian Truth and reconciliation commission is established
The Commission was established with the purpose of documenting the history and lasting impacts of the Canadian Indian residential school system on Indigenous students and their families. -
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Apologizes for the Residential School System
In Parliament, Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers an apology to residential school survivors and all Indigenous Canadians. -
Justin Trudeau apologizes for 1914 Komagata Maru incident
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The Billboard Is Put up Outside Paw Paw, Mich.
"Redskin. Noun. Older slang: disparaging, offensive. The word 'redskin' is very offensive and should be avoided," it reads. The Billboards goal was too stop the use of Native American culture as a team mascot or name. -
The Statue of John A Macdonald is Removed in Victoria
A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, has been removed from the front steps of Victoria City Hall. City council voted to remove the statue as a gesture of reconciliation. -
Prime Minister delivers apology regarding the fate of the passengers of the MS St. Louis
In May 1939, the MS St. Louis departed Germany with close to a thousand passengers, including over 900 German Jews, who were desperate for safety and refuge from persecution at the hands of the Nazis. After Jewish refugees on board were denied entry to Cuba, the United States, and Canada, they were forced to return to Europe,
