Gradual Enfranchisement Act, 1869
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Government_of_India
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| gptkbp:affects |
Indigenous people
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1869
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
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| gptkbp:fullTitle |
An Act for the gradual enfranchisement of Indians, the better management of Indian affairs, and to extend the provisions of the Act 31st Victoria, Chapter 42
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
precursor to the Indian Act
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gradual Enfranchisement Act, 1869
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| gptkbp:introduced |
elected band councils
loss of Indian status through enfranchisement |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
repealed
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Canada
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
polygamy among Indigenous peoples
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to regulate Indian status and band governance
to assimilate Indigenous peoples into Canadian society |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
Indian Act, 1876
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| gptkbp:restrictedPractice |
traditional Indigenous governance
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Gradual_Civilization_Act
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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