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Samuel de champlain
Samuel de champlain founds the city of Quebec and establishes New france in north america -
Britian passes the quebec act
Britian passes the Quebec act, recognizing the rights of francophones to their language and identity -
Canada bilingual nation
Confederation establishes Canada as a bilingual, bicultural nation under the British North America act. -
Indian act/ Treaty 6
The Canadian government made rules to the lives of First Nations and they viewed First Nations as people who need guidance. -
Treaties 6,7,8
Alberta First Nations organized the Indian Association of Alberta
Their idea was to maintain the treaty rights and to improve the social and economic welfare of Indian People. -
John Tootoosis
John helped found the union of Saskatchewan Indians. -
Jean Chretien
Jean Chretien was minister of Indian affairs and released a statement that released a intense protest form First Nations -
Official language act
The official Languages act reasserts the equality of french and english as an official language. -
The constitution
The Canadian government recognized the Indians, Metis and Inuit all in the same treaty -
The charter of rights and freedom
The charter of rights and freedom confirms official bilingualism and establishes official language minority education rights -
Last Residential School
The last residential school in Canada closed in 1996. -
Treaties 6,7,8
They wanted to renegotiate the treaties they wanted the government to recognize the true spirit and intent of the treaties
