4. Indian Act & Family Separation

Learn more about the Indian Act and government policies, and their lasting impact on Klahoose communities. This course also includes Residential Schools, the Sixties Scoop, child welfare systems, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). 


Please note this content may be difficult for Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners, but this painful history demonstrates the strength and resilience of our people.

The Indian Act 
Support Resources
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Lesson 1 of 5 within section The Indian Act . You must enrol in this course to access course content.
The Indian Act
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Lesson 2 of 5 within section The Indian Act . You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Band Council System
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Lesson 3 of 5 within section The Indian Act . You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Enfranchisement – A Tool for Forced Assimilation
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Lesson 4 of 5 within section The Indian Act . You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Indigenous Veterans – Equals on the Battlefields, but Not at Home
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Lesson 5 of 5 within section The Indian Act . You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Restrictions and Systems
Indian Agent System
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Lesson 1 of 11 within section Restrictions and Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Spiritual & Legal Restrictions
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Lesson 2 of 11 within section Restrictions and Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Indian Shaker Church
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Lesson 3 of 11 within section Restrictions and Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Reserve Pass System
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Lesson 4 of 11 within section Restrictions and Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Peasant Farm Policy
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Lesson 5 of 11 within section Restrictions and Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
The Permit System
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Lesson 6 of 11 within section Restrictions and Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Food Fish Permit System
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Lesson 7 of 11 within section Restrictions and Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Indian Hospitals
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Lesson 8 of 11 within section Restrictions and Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Compulsory and Coerced Sterilization in Canada 
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Lesson 9 of 11 within section Restrictions and Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
The Strength & Struggle of Indigenous Women
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Lesson 10 of 11 within section Restrictions and Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Whites Only
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Lesson 11 of 11 within section Restrictions and Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Residential Schools
Survivor Stories
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Lesson 1 of 4 within section Residential Schools. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
History of Indian Residential Schools in Canada
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Lesson 2 of 4 within section Residential Schools. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Schools Begin Closing
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Lesson 3 of 4 within section Residential Schools. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Missing & Murdered Children & Unmarked Graves, Incinerations and Burial Sites
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Lesson 4 of 4 within section Residential Schools. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Sixties Scoop and Child Welfare System
The Sixties Scoop
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Lesson 1 of 3 within section Sixties Scoop and Child Welfare System. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Child Welfare System & Birth Alerts
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Lesson 2 of 3 within section Sixties Scoop and Child Welfare System. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Don’t Look Away
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Lesson 3 of 3 within section Sixties Scoop and Child Welfare System. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
MMIWG
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
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Lesson 1 of 1 within section MMIWG. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Coping Strategies & Intergenerational Trauma
Intergenerational Trauma
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Lesson 1 of 4 within section Coping Strategies & Intergenerational Trauma. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Coping Strategies & Impacts for Indigenous People
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Lesson 2 of 4 within section Coping Strategies & Intergenerational Trauma. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Coping Strategies for Non-indigenous Canadians
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Lesson 3 of 4 within section Coping Strategies & Intergenerational Trauma. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Lasting effects of the colonial history in Canada
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Lesson 4 of 4 within section Coping Strategies & Intergenerational Trauma. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
TRC

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Learning Reflections
Learning Reflections
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Lesson 1 of 1 within section Learning Reflections. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
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