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Enfranchisement and Colonization (Indigenous Peoples)


The White Paper (1969)

  • The Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy (1969), also known as The White Paper (which gets its name from being a policy presented by a white majority), was a policy paper presented by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his Minister of Indian Affairs, Jean Chrétien.

The Indian Lands Act

  • The Indian Lands Act, which passed in 1860 created the office of the Chief Superintendent of Indian Affairs who would have control over Aboriginals and their land for the purpose of centralizing control over Aboriginal affairs.
  • This Act gave the legislature authority over Aborigi