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For additional information about the First Nations in each of the Provinces and Territories, see the links below: | For additional information about the First Nations in each of the Provinces and Territories, see the links below: | ||
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*1850 First of a series of treaties between Indians and the Crown. | *1850 First of a series of treaties between Indians and the Crown. | ||
*1860 The Crown Lands Department took over responsibility for Indian Affairs from the Imperial Government. | *1860 The Crown Lands Department took over responsibility for Indian Affairs from the Imperial Government. | ||
*1867 Indian Affairs became the responsibility of the Secretary of State | *1867 Indian Affairs became the responsibility of the Secretary of State | ||
*1873 Indian Affairs became a branch of the Department of the Interior | *1873 Indian Affairs became a branch of the Department of the Interior | ||
*1876 The Indian Act was passed | *1876 The Indian Act was passed | ||
*1880 A separate Department of Indian Affairs was established | *1880 A separate Department of Indian Affairs was established | ||
*1936 Indian Affairs became a branch of the Department of Mines | *1936 Indian Affairs became a branch of the Department of Mines | ||
*1939 The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the tern "Indians", as used in the British North America Act, included Inuit inhabitants of Quebec. (A later ruling extended the BNA Act provision for Indians to all Inuit throughout Canada) | *1939 The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the tern "Indians", as used in the British North America Act, included Inuit inhabitants of Quebec. (A later ruling extended the BNA Act provision for Indians to all Inuit throughout Canada) | ||
* 1950 The Department of Citizenship and Immigration assumed responsibility for Indian Affairs. | *1950 The Department of Citizenship and Immigration assumed responsibility for Indian Affairs. | ||
*1951 The Indian Act was revised. | *1951 The Indian Act was revised. | ||
*1966 Indian Affairs was incorporated into a new Department Indian Affairs and Northern Development. | *1966 Indian Affairs was incorporated into a new Department Indian Affairs and Northern Development. | ||
* 1969 The government's "white paper" aroused controversy and was rejected by the Indian people. | *1969 The government's "white paper" aroused controversy and was rejected by the Indian people. The government subsequently agreed that provisions of the Indian Act would not be amended without consulting the Indian people. | ||
*1975 The government announced its intent to redefine its relationship with the country's 280,000 (at the time) status Indians to maintain their identity within Canadian society and to safeguard their unique constitutional rights. <ref> The Canadian Indian by Public Communications and parliamentary Relations, Indian and Eskimo Affairs Program, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa. Government of Canada, 1981</ref> | *1975 The government announced its intent to redefine its relationship with the country's 280,000 (at the time) status Indians to maintain their identity within Canadian society and to safeguard their unique constitutional rights. <ref> The Canadian Indian by Public Communications and parliamentary Relations, Indian and Eskimo Affairs Program, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa. Government of Canada, 1981</ref> | ||
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