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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 2210743" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p></p><p><a href="http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_treaties/john_fp33_indianact.html" target="_blank">The Indian Act of Canada: Origins</a></p><p>The 1857 "Civilization of Indian Tribes Act", enacted by the British colonial government, declared that Indians who were "sufficiency advanced education wise or capable of managing their own affairs" would be enfranchised, i.e. given the vote. That law was the first of many seeking to encourage First Nation's People to relinquish their land, language, culture and existing rights in exchange for full British/Canadian citizenship. The law basically said that if an Indian man learned to read and signed a pledge to "live as a white" he was allowed to vote, own property, and serve on juries. But, he would lose all his Aboriginal rights.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 2210743, member: 12952"] [B][B][/B][/B] [URL="http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_treaties/john_fp33_indianact.html"]The Indian Act of Canada: Origins[/URL] The 1857 "Civilization of Indian Tribes Act", enacted by the British colonial government, declared that Indians who were "sufficiency advanced education wise or capable of managing their own affairs" would be enfranchised, i.e. given the vote. That law was the first of many seeking to encourage First Nation's People to relinquish their land, language, culture and existing rights in exchange for full British/Canadian citizenship. The law basically said that if an Indian man learned to read and signed a pledge to "live as a white" he was allowed to vote, own property, and serve on juries. But, he would lose all his Aboriginal rights. [/QUOTE]
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