The Report of the Pennefather Commission: Indian Conditions and Administration in the Canadas in the 1850s

Alternate Title
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association ; 1983
Claims and Historical Research Centre ; A.53

Discusses previous commissions and reports and trends in Imperial and Colonial policies. The Pennefather findings and recommendations are analyzed under four headings: plans for departmental financing and administrative reorganization; assessment of the future of Indian reserves; inquiry into the legal status of Indian people; reform of Indian education; and evaluation of mechanism for detribalizing Indian people.

Author/Creator
John F. Leslie
Contributor/Editor
Treaties and Historical Research Centre, Research Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Publisher
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Publication Date
[1983]
Subjects
History
Government » Colonial
Education » K-12
Law & Justice » Commissions & Inquiries
First Nations, Tribes, Reserves » Reserves
Law & Justice » Legislation, Bills, Treaties, Agreements
Society » Cross-Cultural Relations
Location
Canada
Resource Type
Documents & Presentations
Format
Text -- PDF
Language
English
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