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Rupert's land was created
Charles II gave a group of adventurers a trade monopoly on Rupert's land. -
Aggressive assimilation
A policy called aggressive assimilation was passed which was the start of the residential schools -
trading posts
Trading posts were developed and the people running them were encouraged to cheat their customers. -
Rupert's land was sold
Rupert's land was sold without the indigenous people's approval. -
railroad
1500 Chinese people were allowed into the country to work on the railroad. -
railroad finished
The railroad was finished and people wanted to send the Chinese people back. -
A head tax was initiated
A tax of $50 was put on every Chinese person entering the country. -
Head tax increase
The head tax increased to $500 a person -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Ottawa passed the Chinese Exclusion Act which did allow any Chinese people into the country, and every person of Chinese ancestry had to register -
Nutritional experiments started
Nutritional experiments were performed on malnourished students of residential schools with the full knowledge of the federal government. -
Japanese were fired
CPR fired all of the Japanese Canadians working for them. Their fishing boats and radios were seized. -
Taken to a camp
Men of Japanese descent were taken to camps in the interior to work. -
Japanese Canadians taken to camps
Japanese Canadian families were taken to livestock barns. After that they were taken to camps and were put to work for very little money and the lived and worked in terrible conditions. -
Chinese Exclusion Act repealed
The Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed. -
Sale of seized property
The federal government authorized the sale of all seized property without the owner's consent. -
Given the right to vote
People of Chinese ancestry were given the right to vote. -
Nutritional experiments ends
The nutritional experiments end -
A fair immigration policy
A new way of choosing immigrants based on merit and not country of origin. -
United church of Canada
The united church of Canada apologized to the indigenous people. -
Multiculturalism act was passed
The multicultural act was passed which gave everyone the right to keep their cultural identities and allowed everyone to practice their religion. -
United church of Canada
The united church of Canada apologized to the indigenous people. -
Apology to the Japanese Canadian people
Formal apology by prime minister Brian Mulroney to the Japanese Canadian. -
Acknowledgement
Phil Fontaine started calling for the churches to acknowledge the abuse done to the students of the residential schools. -
Michael Peers apologized
Archbishop Michael Peers from the Angelican church of Canada apologized to the indigenous people. -
Presbyterian church
Four leaders of Presbyterian church signed a statement of apology to the indigenous people. -
residential schools closed
The last of the residential schools were closed. -
Aboriginal healing foundation
The aboriginal healing foundation was founded. -
Apology to the Chinese Canadian people
The prime minister Stephen Harper apologized to the Chinese Canadian people. -
Compensation
The federal government formalized a compensation packet for the students of residential schools. -
Apology to the indigenous people
Prime minister Stephen Harper apologized to the indigenous people. -
Truth and Reconciliation commission
The Truth and Reconciliation commission was established. -
Catholic church
Pope Benedict XVI expressed his sorrow about what happened to to the indigenous people. -
Federal funding ended
Federal funding for the aboriginal healing foundation ended. -
Compensation payed
1.6 billion dollars were payed representing 105,548 cases