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The Indigenous People Of Canada Timeline

By Aneela
  • 1500

    European Contact

  • 1st Xian missionary schools in new france

  • North American Fur Trade

  • 7 years war

  • Royal Proclamation

  • Destruction of bison

  • Reserve system

    First residential school

  • Gradual Civilization Act

  • Confederation

    Canada

  • Gradual Enfranchisement Act

  • Numbered Treaties

  • Indian Act

  • Railway

  • Residential School System

  • Banning of Potlach and other expressions of culture

  • ★The North-West Rebellion★

    Unsuccessful uprising by the Metis in Saskatchewan. some Cree people also fought but more than one reason.

  • Agreement with churches to run residential schools

  • Dr. Bryce

    reported on health conditions of residential schools

  • Residential school is mandatory for first nations

  • WW2

  • First inuit residential school

  • UN convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide

  • Womens rights Civil rights

  • Start closing residential schools

  • 60's scoop

  • Indigenous right to vote

  • Expand residential school for inuit

  • White Paper

  • Red Paper

  • ★The Calder Case★

    the Supreme Court said that aboriginal people did have rights to land and that to did exist. they did this while referencing the royal proclamation.

  • Churches start apologizing

  • ★The Oka Crisis★

    native land claims

  • Establishment of Royal commission on indigenous people

  • Releases report

    RCAP. last residential schools closes

  • Creation of Nunavut

  • Phil Fontaine lunches lawsuit on behalf of residential schools

  • Lawsuit against residential schools was settled

  • Truth and reconciliation commission

  • Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologizes for residential schools

  • TRC releases report

    94 calls to action

  • MMIW

  • Apology from PM Trudeau

    60's scoop, settlement