PSCI 2003 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: 1969 White Paper, Aboriginal Title, Charlottetown Accord
5 Dec 2017
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Three of cial categories of aboriginal peoples in canada: first nations, metis, inuit. Colonialism refers to establishing, acquiring, and maintaining colonies. Treaties binding legal agreements under canadian and international law, and which are still in effect today. Traditional aboriginals forms of government and medicine were outlawed. Aboriginal living on reserves were denied the right to vote in federal elections till. The indian act made it an offence for a band to hire a lawyer to bring a claim against. 1969 white paper on indians: aboriginal canadians should be treated exactly like other canadians, reserves should be dismantled, treaties and the indian act should be repealed, the spark that ignited the aboriginal movement in canada. Aboriginal self-government: aboriginal people argued for more control over their own affairs. From the white paper to the charlottetown accord. Indians signed treaties with the crown under which they ceded the land to the government in return for protected reserves.
