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2. Residential School Experiences
Archives: Web Modules
2. Regulations Under the Act
Regulations Under the Act The Indian Act was designed to address the Indian problem by singling out a segment of society, largely on the basis of race, removing much of their land and property from the commercial mainstream, and giving the Minister of Indigenous Services Canada and other government officials a degree of discretion that […]
Plain Talk 2: Pre-Contact
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2. Histories, Cultures and Languages
Relationship to the Land First Nations have always had a strong relationship with the land and with nature. First Nations relationships with the land were entirely different from that of the future settlers and colonizers. First Nations people do not consider land to be something that can be bought, sold or traded. Connection with the […]
3. Additional Resources
Maps Maps reflect the diversity of Indigenous heritage, their connection to the land, and their existence over thousands of years from coast to coast to coast. Traditional Indigenous place names exist in many Canadian territories (for example: Kanata, Ottawa etc.) These names hold historical and ongoing importance to Indigenous peoples. It should be noted that […]
3. Amendments
Regulations Under the Act The Indian Act was designed to address the Indian problem by singling out a segment of society, largely on the basis of race, removing much of their land and property from the commercial mainstream, and giving the Minister of Indigenous Services Canada and other government officials a degree of discretion that […]
