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The Indian Act
When the Indian Act was establised the goverment was able to control many aspectsof First Nations peoples lives. Indians could only win the right to vote by renouncing their Indian status. -
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Social and Cultural Injustices in Canada
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Resedentaial Schools
Resedential schools were church run,goverment funded schools. The Goverment took indian children from their homes and forced them to go to these schoos. The children were not able to practice their language or traditions and they were not able to see their families.There were 130 residential schools across Canada. -
Aboriginal Potlatches Illegal
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The Chinese Head Tax
When Chinese labourers are no longer needed for work , the Chinese Immigration Act sets a head tax of $50 on every Chinese person entering Canada, later in 1903 the head tax was increased to $500 per person. -
Manitoba Goverment abolishes Bilingual instruction
Teachers were not allowed to give billingual instrction. For most children who had only learned French this was very hard for them. Teachers would sometimes teach their french lessons in secret. -
Wartimes Elections Act excludes minorites from the vote
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Black Men refused service
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The Chinese Immigration Act
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Hindus in B.C. denied the right to vote
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Restricts Immigration of Jewish refugees
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Japenese Internment Camps
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Yukon First Nation are relocated
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Sayisi Dene are relocated
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Adoption Scoop of First Nations and Metis children
During the Adoption Scoop thousands of First Nations and Metis children were taken away from their families and put up for adoption without their families consent. The Goverment belived that the children would be raised better by white people.
