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Jan 1, 1535
Canada is named from the Native Algonquin
Canada was named "Kanata" for village, settlement or land. The man who found Canada was Jacques Cartier. -
Red River settlers establish themselves in Canada
The Red River Settlers established themselves in Canada's northwest (Rupert's Land) a colony in Canada on the banks of the Red River near the Assiniboine River (Manitoba). The colony was founded by Thomas Douglas. -
Confederation
The colonies are renamed the 'Dominion of Canada'. Sir John A. Macdonald is the first prime minister. The four original provinces are Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Confederation was justified by the arguments that French Canadians would get back their provincial identity. -
Ruper's Land is purchased
Rupert's Land is purchased by Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company and is renamed the Northwest Territories. It was the largest purchase in Canada's history. -
Red River Rebellion
The Metis, led by Louis Riel, resist the imposition of CDN authority in the northwest. Manitoba joins confederation. The Rebellion was the first crisis the new government faced following Canadian Confederation in 1867. The Canadian government had bought Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1869 and appointed an English-speaking governor, William McDougall. -
Treaty # 1
Southern Manitoba, is a agreement established between Queen Victoria and different First Nations in South Eastern Manitoba including the Chippewa and Swampy Cree tribes. -
Treaty #6
Is an agreement between the Canadian monarch and the Plain and Wood Cree Indians and other tribes of Indians at Fort Carlton, Fort Pitt and Battle River. The area agreed upon by the Plain and Wood Cree, which represents most of the central area of the provinces Saskatchewan and Alberta. -
Treaty #7
Is an agreement between Queen Victoria and some main Blackfoot First Nations tribes which today is the southern part of Alberta. Is an area of land for the tribes (a reserve), promised annual payments from the Queen to the tribes and promised continued hunting and trapping rights on the "tract surrendered". -
Residential Schools established
Canadian Indian residential school system was intended to assimilate the children of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada into European-Canadian society. -
Treaty #8
Was an agreement between Queen Victoria and many different First Nations from the Lesser Slave Lake area. The Treaty was signed south of Alberta. The land is 840,000 square kilometres. -
The Canada Act
Repatriated the constitution and providing a Charter of Rights and Freedoms which is enacted. Restricted the necessity for the country to request certain types of amendments to the Constitution of Canada. -
Indian Act amended
The act was amended to allow First Nations women the right to keep or regain / restore Indian status for those who lost it through discrimination or enfranchisement of their status even after "marrying out", and to grant status to their children (but not grandchildren) of a such marriage. -
Indian Act amended
The Indian Act was amended to allow band members living off-reserve to vote in band elections and referendums. This amendment was in response to a 1999 Supreme Court of Canada decision which concluded that the denial of voting rights for off-reserve band members violated their right to equality under Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
