Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy, 1969

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gptkb:manual
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gptkbp:author gptkb:Government_of_Canada
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ottawa
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Jean_Chrétien
gptkb:Pierre_Elliott_Trudeau
gptkb:Department_of_Indian_Affairs_and_Northern_Development
conversion of reserve land to private property
transfer of responsibility for Indigenous affairs to provinces
assimilation of First Nations peoples
elimination of Indian Act
end of special legal status for First Nations
integration of Indigenous peoples into Canadian society
gptkbp:publicationDate 1969
gptkbp:recipient criticized for undermining Indigenous rights
rejected by First Nations leaders
widespread Indigenous opposition
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Red_Paper_(Citizens_Plus)
Indigenous activism
policy withdrawal in 1970
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Indigenous_people
gptkb:Canadian_government_policy
assimilation policy
Indigenous policy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1969_White_Paper
gptkbp:bfsLayer 10
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy, 1969

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