HLSC 3823U Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Indian Act, Nuclear Family
28 Feb 2019
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Part of a state effort to use government policies to assimilate indigenous peoples to the economic and social customs of european settler"s society. Enfranchisement giving the privilege or right through this act an indigenous person would be given the same privilege as a european settler with regards to land ownership and wealth accumulation. The act awarded 50 acres of land to any sufficiently advanced indigenous male male; could read, write, and speak either english of french. But with this 50 acres of land, the indigenous male would have to relinquish their treaty rights, and give away their indigenous name and take up a government approved surname. At the time of confederation, canada"s policy consolidated in the indian act was to obtain indian lands for purpose of immigration and settlement while protecting indians themselves by designing lands on which they could live (the indian reserves)
