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Period: 1500 to 1509
1500s
Europe made contact with the indigenous. Another key point was they spread many diseases with intial contact. -
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1600s
Beginning of a fruitful fur trade between the European and indigenous. Company leading this trade was the Hudson's Bay company -
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1620s
Missionaries made it their responsibility to convert the indigenous groups and this date marked the beginning of this mission -
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1756-63
The seven years war which the British beat the French gaining control of a majority of Canada and other parts of the world. -
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1800s
Destruction of Bison by the Europeans. Done just to make the indigenous more reliable on them as they knew how reliable the indigenous were on the Bison for resources. -
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1839
Resente System -
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1831
Creation of Mohawk Residential school in Bradford,ON -
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1857
Creation of the "Gradual Creation Act" -
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1867
This date marked when Canada got its independence and was deemed as self governing state -
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1869
The creation of the "Gradual Enfranchisement Act". This act made indigenous peoples who meet the criteria to be a normal citizen (no choice given). -
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1871-92
Number of treaties were made -
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1876
Creation of indian act. Didnt recognize any other indigenous group beside First Nations. Also stated all reserves belong to the government. -
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1881-85
Creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway which made many indigenous relocate -
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1883
True creation of the residential school system. Macdonald passed his plan for residential schools at this date. -
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1892
Candian government forms agreement with churches regarding residential schools -
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1907
Dr.Bryce (health inspector) reported how the residential schools are not a safe spot for the children. However, the government undermined the doctors observstions and didnt seem to care. -
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1920
Residential schooling became mandatory for indigenous children -
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1951
Inuit children were also taken into the residential school system -
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1952
"Canada selectively ratifies UN agreement on genocide" -
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1960
Indigenous people get the right to vote -
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1960s
20 000 indigenous children were taken away from their home and forced into fostor homes. -
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1969
Creation of the "White Paper". Canadian government wanted to start fresh but still didn't apologize for their mistakes. -
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1970
Date of the "Red Paper". This was a demand from the indigenous to have their own land and governing body. -
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1984-94
Protestant churches apologizes for residential schools -
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1991
Royal commision on indigenous peoples (RCAP) -
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1999
Creation of Nunavat (Inuit inhabitants had adminstrative powers) -
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2005
Lawsuit on behalf of residential school survivors -
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2006
Lawsuit on the survivors was settled -
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2007
Truth and reconciliation commision. This commision documents the truth about residental schools and their survivors. -
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2008
Stephan Harper makes official apology to indigenous peoples -
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2017
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