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