History of Indigenous People

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  • 1500

    European Settlers

    • The French and British came and settled
    • There was an increase in fur trade
    • Many people died because of the new diseases that the settlers brought
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    Seven Years war

    • The war between British and French
    • Some First Nations fought with the British while the others fought with the French

  • Royal Proclamation

  • Destruction of Bison

    The population of the bison drastically decreased, from 30 million to 1000 bisons.

  • Reserve System

    The government took the Indigenous people's land and put them on reserves

  • Mohawk Residential School

    The government took Indigenous children away from their homes and placed them in residential schools

  • Gradual Civilization Act

  • Confederation

    The year Canada got its name

  • Gradual Enfranchisement Act

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    Numbered Treaties

    11 treaties which were signed between the Indigenous people and the Canadian government to hold peace within Canada

  • Indian Act

    This included the First Nations only because the Metis weren't formed yet and the British didn't find the Inuit
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    CPR Railway

    The construction of the CPR railway invaded Indigenous people's land and they were forced to move

  • Residential School Systems

  • Bans Potlachs + Cultural celebrations/belongings

    Indigenous people would get arrested or killed if seen doing any cultural ceremonies/dances or wearing any cultural clothing

  • Agreement between Canadian Government and Churches

    The government and churches established an agreement to allow churches to run residential schools

  • Dr. Bryce

    A government official came to inspect residential schools and wrote a report on how it should e changed, but the government ignored him

  • Residential Schools Mandatory

    Residential schools become mandatory for all First Nations children until they turn 16
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    WWll

    Many Indigenous men enlisted into the army but gained no awards or memorial

  • Inuit Residential Schools

    The British traveled up north and found the Inuit and forced Inuit children to go to residential schools

  • UN Convention

  • Voting

    Indigenous people get the right to vote

  • Civil Rights Movement

    After the war, everyone becomes more aware of human rights so they start to look in into Indigenous people's rights as well. In addition residential schools start to close now because it's a violation of human rights

  • 60's Scoop

    Indigenous children start to be forced into foster care to be adopted out to white Canadians

  • White Paper

    Pierre Eliott Trudeau created a treaty to promise money, peace and equality with the Indigenous people. But it did not get passes because the Indigenous didn't trust their "promise".

  • Red Paper

    This was a treaty created by the Indigenous people because they told the government if they followed through with this then there will be peace but the government did not agree to it.
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    Churches

    Churches that ran residential schools began to apologize

  • RCAP

    Royal Commisions on Indigenous Peoples created a report on the violation of residential schools

  • Nunavut

    Nunavut becomes its own territory so now Canada has 9 provinces and 13 territories

  • IRS

    Survivors of IRS launch a lawsuit against the government for compensation for the thousands of chilren murdered

  • Lawsuit

    The lawsuit was settled by the government offering money, some took the money some did not

  • TRC

    Truth and Reconciliation Commission formed

  • Stephen Harper

    PM Stephen Harper "apologizes"

  • TRC

    The Indigenous people create 94 calls to action that they expect from the government

  • Survivors

    Settlement for 60's Scoop Survivors

  • Trudeau

    Trudeau announces a new "framework" Indigenous people and the issues revolving them