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The Indian department was established to oversee relations between the indigenous peoples and the British people. The British Indian Department performed both diplomatic and military functions.
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The royal proclamation was created in 1763 as a document that established guidelines for European colonization of Indigenous lands in what is now North America.
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The treaty of Niagara was created in 1764, The First Nations who signed the Niagara Treaty fought as British allies during the American Revolution and the War of 1812.
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The Gradual Civilization Act, passed in 1857, aimed to integrate "Indians" into Canadian society. to essentially make them more "civilized".
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The gradual enfranchisement act was created in 1869, The act established a number of policies and regulations for the oversight of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
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The Indian Act is the fundamental federal statute that governs Indian status, local First Nations governments, and reserve property management.
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