Historical events

  • 1500

    1500s Sixteenth century

    European contact and the diease
  • 1600s-1700s Fur trade

    Trade Hudson's Bay company (beavers)
  • Christian missionary school(French)

  • 1756-1763 Seven years war

    France vs Britain
  • 1763 Royal Proclamtion

  • 1800s Destruction of Bison

  • 1830s Reserve system

  • 1831 Resdential school

    Mohawk school Branford.ON
  • 1867 Gradual Civilzation Act

  • 1867 Confederation

    Canada Day!
  • 1869 Gradual Enfranchisment Act

  • 1871-1921 Treaties

  • 1876 The Indian Act

  • 1881-1885 CPR

    Canadian Pacific Railway
    Forced relocation of Indiginous people
  • 1883 Residental school system

  • 1884 banned all potlatch

    Banned all potlatch and Indiginous ceremonies/items
  • 1892 Canadian government formal agreement with churches

  • 1907 Dr.Bryee

    Medicinal inspector
  • 1920 Resdential school mandatory

  • 1951 Residential school for Inuit children

  • 1951 Canada selectively ratifies agreement on genocide

  • 1960 Indiginous people right to vote

  • 1960s Welfare+child protection

    20,000 from their parents and put in foster care
  • 1964 Expand residential schools for Inuit children

  • 1969 " The White paper"

    -abolish status Indians
    -abolish treaties
    -Indiginous rights
  • 1970 "The Red Paper"

    -self-governance
    -return land titles