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Indians: Exclusively Under Federal Jurisdiction
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The Real Nature of the Indian Act
Paternalism, Loss of Autonomy, and Dependence
Abuses of Power
Undue Control of Political Movements

For the average individual, it is difficult to understand how a particular category of citizens can be governed exclusively by the federal government. Is this a historical anomaly or an attack on the equality of all citizens? The answer is not obvious, and to find it the historical facts must be consulted.

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Question 25 of 33

Which of these statements is true?

All Aboriginal people in Canada are governed by the Indian Act.
There once existed a policy aimed at the gradual extinction of the Aboriginal population in Canada.
At the creation of the Canadian Confederation in 1867, Aboriginal peoples expressed their disagreement with the division of powers between the federal and provincial governments.

The plan to progressively extinguish the First Nations population of Canada was developed between 1840 and 1867 and was driven by cost reduction objectives. Government authorities would endeavour [TRANSLATION] “to acquire the powers necessary to accelerate Indian territorial dispossession and to decrease the number of Indians by way of assimilation into the white man’s way of life”.

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Assimilation: Not a Hidden Objective

The Essentials

Assimilation: Tracing Its Origins

The Real Nature of the Indian Act

Indian Residential Schools: An Indispensable Tool for Assimilation

Fundamentals of the Assimilation Policy

Undue Control of Political Movements

A Bold Appeal to the League of Nations

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