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King George the 3rd signs the Royal Proclamation that sets guidelines for European settlement on First Nation territories in North America After winning the seven year war. The document states that the Aboriginal title has existed and will continue to exist and all land will be considered Aboriginal Land till said otherwise.
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Sir William Johnson meets with approximately 2,000 people representing 24 First Nations met to discuss an alliance with the English. This led to an overall acceptance of The Royal Proclamation of 1763 and was recorded in Wampum.
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This Act sought to assimilate Aboriginal peoples into the society by becoming erasure of their culture so they could be assimilated into a European Catholic standard. This failed however as only one person signed up.
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This established the elective band council system of one Chief for everyone 100 band members and a minimum of 2 councilors per band. (which remains in the Indian Act to this day). The GEA also grants the Superintendent General of Indian Affairs Extreme Status over the status Indians and ability to determine who was of “good moral character” and therefore deserved certain benefits.
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The Indian Act which came into power in 1876 consisted of a number of earlier laws made to control and assimilate Indigenous peoples into Euro-Canadian culture, this law effectively treated Indigenous peoples as children with a homogenizing and paternal relationship.
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This amendment made it illegal to have three or more Aboriginal people against officers or officials. This also gave the Superintendent General of Indian affairs the control to prohibit and regulate the sell of ammunition.
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This law prohibited events such as the Potlatch which was a ceremony integral to the governance and culture of Indigenous peoples. This banned the redistribution of wealth and ranking amongst indigenous peoples as white people saw this as wasteful. White man also knew how important this was to their culture as this is when they would pass down knowledge orally.
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This section made it illegal to hire lawyers or a legal representative for land claims without government approval, this essentially was stopped all land claims against the government.
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In 1951 it became legal once more to slaughter and sell livestock without consulting an Indian agent first, status women can vote in band elections, and pursuing land claims once again became legal. Religious ceremonies such as Potlatch became legal once more.