IS-1017 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Indian Act, Tahiti, Enforcement Authority
11 Oct 2018
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Chapter 5: the indian act and indian affairs in canada: the indian act and indian policy indian act was. Created in 1876 and is enforced even today. Laws and policies are socially constructed instruments that expose fundamental social beliefs. The indian act allowed officials to legally coerce indians to abandon central elements of their culture and political economies. The indian act is the foundation of historic indian policies. It continues to operate in the year 2017. Thus the state goal of indian absorption into canadian society was/remains a prominent theme. The following trends and events can be traced to the indian act and policies constructed with its guidance: Millennium scoop (90-99% of children in childcare are aboriginal) At the time of contact, indigenous peoples had in place economic, political, and social processes. As newcomers established themselves, indigenous leaders remained certain of their independence. Newcomers and indigenous leaders developed relationships emphasizing political sovereignty and economic agency.
