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Status Indians and Taxes
It’s tax time and that means tax pain, as the television commercials say. Tax time is also the time of year that one hears the common myth that...
Indian Act (4)
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The Indian Act Naming Policies
The federal government’s Indian Act policies for Indians or First Nation(s) people during the nineteenth century were primarily concerned with...
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Potlatch Ban: Abolishment of First Nations Ceremonies
When the British North America (BNA) Act was passed in 1867, Canada became a country but remained a colony of the British Empire. The BNA Act...
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Rick Mercer and the Indian Act
There has been a lot of discussion of late on whether or not the Prime Minister of Canada is going to revamp the Indian Act. All the discussion...
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First Nation Chiefs' Traditional or Elected Roles and Responsibilities
The role and responsibilities of First Nation Chiefs, traditional or elected, are not easily defined and are not synonymous across Canada due to the...
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Indian Residential Schools
In 1844, the Bagot Commission of the United Province of Canada recommended training students in “…as many manual labour or Industrial schools as...
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Canadian Indian
The origin of the term “Indian” dates back to Christopher Columbus, who mistakenly thought he had reached the East Indies, so referred to the people...