Systems in the Contemporary Indian Act A Report Prepared for the National Centre on First Nations Governance

1Today the Indian Act is the repository of the struggle between Indian peoples and colonial and later Canadian policy-makers for control of Indian peoples ’ destiny within Canada. The marks of that struggle can be seen in almost every one of its provisions.

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Main Authors: Frances Abele, Like An, Ill-fitting Boot
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.452.5554
http://www.inshuckch.com/downloads/govt/likeAnIllFittingBoot.FrancesAbele.pdf
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Summary:1Today the Indian Act is the repository of the struggle between Indian peoples and colonial and later Canadian policy-makers for control of Indian peoples ’ destiny within Canada. The marks of that struggle can be seen in almost every one of its provisions.