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Jan 1, 1535
Canada is named!
It was thought that the name "Canada" came from the Mohawk word "kanata." "Kanata" means "village"or "settlement." -
Royal Proclamation of 1763
In 1763, the Royal Proclamation was created to integrate New France into the British Empire in North America. -
Confederation
The colonies are renamed the "Dominion of Canda". John A. MacDonald becomes the first prime minister. There are four original provinces: Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. -
Red River Rebellion
The land owned by the Hudson Bay Company sold their "Land" to the Dominon Of Canada. This made the Metis and aboriginals mad because they felt that they violated the rights of their land and there way of life. -
BISON MURDERED
With the death of the of the buffalo from the Plains, the Métis were almost killed. -
Indian Act of 1876
Any woman who is married to a Aboriginal man was considerd an Aboriginal. But any Aboriginal woman who was married to a white man lost their indian status and all their rights with it. -
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Treaty 6
An agreement between the Canadian government and the First Nations who lived on the land we now know as Saskatchewan and Alberta. There were 19 signings spanning from 1876-1956. In 1956, the Michel Band is given citizenship by the Department of Indian Affairs, and the reserve is dissolved. -
Louis Riel Killed
Louis Riel died at the age of 41, when he was executed in Regina. -
Alberta & Saskatchewan Join Confederation
Alberta and Saskatchewan were added to Canada in 1905. -
Hardly Any Residential Schools Operating in Canada
Only 15 residential schools are still operating in Canada. So the department of Indian Affairs evaluates them and creates initiatives. Including a plan to make them more aware of aboriginal students' needs. -
Last Federally Run Residential School Closes
The Gordon Residential School, the last federally run facility, closes in Saskatchewan, November 1996. -
Nunavut
Nunavut is made from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories and Iqaluit is made it's capital. -
Indian Act Amended
The Indian Act was amended to allow band members living off reserve to vote in band elections and referendums.
