The Indian Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (96)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:administered_by gptkb:Indigenous_Services_Canada
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
First Nations communities
education for Indigenous peoples
Indian education policies
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:1985
gptkb:multiple_times
gender equality provisions
gptkbp:date_enacted 1876
gptkbp:effective_date 1876
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Native_American_culture
Indian status
gptkbp:has_been_amended_multiple_times to address rights issues
gptkbp:has_historical_significance Canadian history
gptkbp:has_implications_for gptkb:healthcare_access
gptkb:administration
Indigenous economic development
Indigenous governance structures
gptkbp:historical_documentation reflects colonial attitudes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Indian Act
gptkbp:includes provisions for band governance
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for gptkb:land_management
band governance
Indian health services
Indian taxation
band elections
Indian marriage laws
Indian child welfare
Indian voting rights
gptkbp:instrument affects treaty rights.
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for Indian status cards
gptkbp:is_a_focal_point_for Indigenous rights discussions
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for Indigenous governance
Indigenous economic development
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of Indigenous policy discussions
gptkbp:is_a_source_of gptkb:legal_case
social justice movements
intergenerational trauma
legal rights disputes
controversy in Canada
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:academic_research
public policy debates
political discourse
public debate
legal challenges
reform discussions
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in human rights issues
gptkbp:is_associated_with cultural assimilation policies
residential schools
land title issues
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:Native_American_culture
Canadian courts
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gender discrimination
colonial implications
lack of consultation with Indigenous peoples
disenfranchising Indigenous peoples
gptkbp:is_critiqued_by its paternalistic approach
gptkbp:is_debated_in political discourse
gptkbp:is_involved_in land use planning
gptkbp:is_linked_to land rights issues
Indian residential schools
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to other colonial laws
gptkbp:is_often_discussed_in self-governance agreements
reconciliation efforts
human rights contexts
gptkbp:is_often_referenced_in Indigenous activism
Indigenous legal cases
gptkbp:is_often_seen_in controversial legislation
a historical document
a legacy of colonialism
a barrier to self-determination
a tool of oppression
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Constitution_Act,_1867
Canadian law
the Canadian legal system
the broader context of Indigenous rights
gptkbp:is_related_to land claims negotiations
Indigenous land claims
Indian identity
Indigenous identity issues
gptkbp:is_subject_to judicial review
gptkbp:key Indigenous rights discussions
Canadian Indigenous law
gptkbp:legal_framework Indian taxation
band elections
gptkbp:provides certain rights and privileges
legal framework for Indian status
gptkbp:regulates Indian reserves
gptkbp:requires registration for Indian status
gptkbp:topics Indigenous studies.
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in Indigenous social issues
gptkbp:was_originally_intended_to civilize Indigenous peoples
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rebecca_Belmore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5