1969 White Paper

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gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1969 White Paper
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ottawa,_Canada
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Statement_of_the_Government_of_Canada_on_Indian_Policy,_1969
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Jean_Chrétien
gptkb:Pierre_Trudeau
integration of First Nations into provincial services
conversion of reserve land to private property
dismantling of the Department of Indian Affairs
elimination of Indian status
gptkbp:publicationDate 1969
gptkbp:purpose to assimilate First Nations peoples into Canadian society
to abolish the Indian Act
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Red_Paper_(Citizens_Plus)
gptkbp:response influenced the Red Paper (Citizens Plus)
rejection by First Nations leaders
widespread opposition from Indigenous peoples
gptkbp:significance catalyst for Indigenous activism in Canada
gptkbp:subject Indigenous rights in Canada
Canadian federal policy
gptkbp:withdrawn 1970
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harold_Cardinal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6