PREFACE Quebec National Aboriginal Solidarity Commission Adopted in 1876 by the Government of Canada, the Indian Act was written from a colonial perspective, with the express aim of exterminating Aboriginal cultures in Canada. With residential schools, the reserve system and the notion of Indian status, the government of John A. Macdonald clearly announced its intentions with respect to the First Peoples. Now, 150 years later, Canada's Aborigina…
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PREFACE Quebec National Aboriginal Solidarity Commission Adopted in 1876 by the Government of Canada, the Indian Act was written from a colonial perspective, with the express aim of exterminating Aboriginal cultures in Canada. With residential schools, the reserve system and the notion of Indian status, the government of John A. Macdonald clearly announced its intentions with respect to the First Peoples. Now, 150 years later, Canada's Aborigina…