Timeline for social 9 class

Royal Proclamation

Oct 7, 1763

Affected First Nations:

• led to the opening of the lands for settlement
• led to establishment of an ongoing Treaty Relationship between First Nations and the Crown

Government:

• it outlined the treaty making process for the Canadian government

British North America Act

1867

Affected First Nations:

• certain first nations lost their indigenous rights and became non status
• some lost their status and became citizens

Government:

• made the government responsible for the First Nations

Red River Resistance

1869

Affected Métis:

• it stopped land survey groups from entering the colony
• it was an uprising in the Red River Colony

Government:

• Lous Riel was an outlaw in the eyes of the government
• led to the Manitoba Act

Manitoba Act

1870

Affected Métis:

• the Métis would receive a title for the land they farmed
• they were given a lot of farmland for the Métis children

Government:

• the government gave the Metis most of what they had asked for
• created the province of Manitoba

Indigenous suffrage

1870

Affects Indigenous:

• allowed indigenous women to vote
• were happy they were taking a step forward with the Canadian government

Government:

• were okay with giving this to the Indigenous Peoples

Indian Act

1876

Affected First Nations:

• government started administrating Indian status
• took away a lot of First Nations Indian status

Government:

• they were given the ability to strip and give Indian status to citizens

Treaty 6

Aug 23, 1876

Affected the Cree, Assiniboine, Saulteaux, and Chipewyan:

• gave every family of five one square mile
• first three years after signing indigenous peoples farming on reserves were entitled to $1,000

Government:

• the government wanted to make an alliance with this treaty and succeeded

Treaty 7

Sep 22, 1877

Affected the Blackfoot, Blood, Peigan, Sarcee, and Stoney-Nakoda:

• were given around 130,000 km² of land
• made an alliance between the government and this group

Government:

• the government wanted to make an alliance with this treaty and succeeded

Northwest Resistance

1885

Affected Métis and First Nations:

• after the event many Métis were dispersed into the united states.
• they were defeated by federal troops,

Government:

• was betrayed and looked at riel as a traitor

Manitoba Schools Act

1890

Affects Métis:

• minority language of the Métis was not taken into consideration
• many Métis had left

Government:

• they focused on French and English schools

Treaty 8

Jun 21, 1899

Affected Indians and Metis:

• were given 841,487.137 km²
• were given more rights

Government:

• wanted to create peace between all indigenous, this helped them reach their goal

Métis Betterment Act

1938

Affected the Métis:

• set the foundation for self-government with Métis
• established a land base for the Métis

Government:

• helped the Métis work towards what they want

Charter Of Rights And Freedoms

Apr 17, 1982

Affected all Indigenous groups:

• the charter outlines specific rights for Indigenous Peoples
• the charter protects culture customs traditions and languages, accepting them into the society
• put an end on residential schools being legal

Government:

• they started acknowledging indigenous issues and struggles

Indigenous Day of Action

Jun 29, 2007

Affects the Indigenous:

• led to a holiday to bring awareness to Indigenous governmental issues
• created protests

Government:

• were shown that there needs to be even more support

Present day court victories for the Métis

Apr 14, 2016

Affected Métis:

• gave more rights and freedoms to Métis
• a step to help heal the issues we've caused for the Métis

Government:

• willing to make sure they help Métis, they want to apologize for their differences