The Indian Act

By hoops

  • Indain Act

    Indain Act
    In 1876, the Canadian government passed the Indian Act.

  • Indian act defined

    In 1876, the Indian Act defined who was an "Indian" under the law and outlined what "Indians" could and could not do.

  • Indians were franchised

    1876 to 1918, only 102 Indians were enfranchised

  • History

    Throughout its history, the Act has sparked controversy. Though meant as a temporary measure, it has been changed many times and still affects the lives of Aboriginal peoples today.

  • Indian Act

    Indian Act was used in banning traditional practices of Aboriginal peoples, controlling their education, governing their reserve lands, and restricting their political actions.

  • Indian Affaires

    Indian Affairs from 1913 to 1932 stated: "The happiest future for the Indian race is absorption into the general population, and this is the object of the policy of our government.

  • Wold War II

    The over 3000 Aboriginal soldiers who fought with the Canadian forces during World War II

  • The federal government tried to enfranchise Indian.

    For a brief time in the 1920s, the federal govern-ment tried to enfranchise Indian veterans of World War I against their will.

  • Indian Affairs

    Agents of the Department of Indian Affairs enforced the Act for most of its history and had almost dictatorial control over many aspects of Aboriginal peoples' lives.

  • right to vote

    It was not until 1960 that Registered Indians received the right to vote in Canadian elections without having to give up their status.