The long timeline of indigenous struggles

By sanjnasohal
  • 1500

    European Contact

    European Contact
    Sixteenth Century: Brought Disease (whoops!)
  • Period: to

    Fur Trade

    Trade, Hudson's Bay Company, (RIP BEAVERS)

  • Christian Missionary School

    (French)
  • Period: to

    Seven Years War

    Britain VS France, Victor: Britain (Actually lasted 9 years)

  • Royal Proclamation

  • Destruction of Bision

    Indigenous people had lost their main source of food. This is when the treaties started

  • Reserve System

    Here is where the reservations came into place ...

  • Residential School

    Mohawk School in Brantford, ON

  • Gradual Civilization Act

  • Confederation

    Happy Canada Day!

  • Gradual Enfranchisement Act

  • Period: to

    TrEaTiEs

  • The Indian Act Began

    At first, it wasn't for Metis or Inuit people, only First Nations.
  • Period: to

    Canadian Pacific Railway

    Forced relocation of Indigenous people

  • Residential School System

    Here it was put into place in many places

  • Banned all Potlatch and Indigenous ceremonious items

    *for indigenous people
    *white people were allowed to if they pleased
    - anger of appropriation

  • Dr.Bryce Medical Inspector

    He warned the Canadian Government that Residential schools were harmful to the first nations youth
    - did they listen?
    -No.

  • Residential Schools Mandatory

  • Residential Schools for Inuit Children

    Almost forgot about them!

  • Post WWII Meeting

    Canada selectively ratifies UN agreement on genocide since they were committing genocide

  • Indigenous People Gained Right to Vote

    Beginning of Indigenous Rights Movement

  • 60's Scoop

    Welfare + child protection took 20,000 children from families and put them in foster care

  • Expansion of Residential Schools For Inuit Children

  • The White Paper

    • abolish status Indians
    • abolish treaties
    • Indigenous Rights
    BTW: Sorry for causing pain and trauma for the last 100 years

  • The Red Paper

    Suggestions:
    • Self Government
    • Return Land titles
  • Period: to

    Churches Start Apologizing

    Formally ... not Catholics

  • Royal Commission on Indigenous People

    Visit communities, cosult with native elder ... creating information to do more understanding to find out what they did wrong

  • RCAP Release Report

    Public opinion starts to change

  • Last Residential School Closed

  • Creation of Nunuvut

    Allow Inuit habitants to have more power ... gives them their own province

  • Lawsuit on Behalf of Residential School Survivors

  • Lawsuit Settles

    Indian Residental Schools Settlement Agreement

  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission Established

    (TRC) came together with the money they were given, put together a list of ways how Canadians can see the truth ... help heal the relationship

  • PM of Canada Officially Apologizes

    Stephan Harper apologizes for Residental School

  • Pope Acknowledges Role Of Catholic Church

    Pope Benidict

  • TRC releases a 3-Volume Report

  • "Canada 150"

    Indigenous said that Canada 150 doesn't make sense