Apartheid: Canada's Ugly Secret
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tanis Fiss
Description
Examines the reserve system and the need to abolish this system of segregation within Canada.
Historical note:
In 1876, the first consolidated Indian Act reflected the Canadian government's preoccupation with land management, First Nations membership and local government, and the ultimate goal of assimilation of Canada's Aboriginal population.Historical overview of First Nations treaty signatory, Ahtahkakoop, who as part of his strategy to ensure future generations’ success, adopted the white man’s religion, education and agricultural pursuits.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.34.