The scrip solution: the North West Metis scrip policy, 1885-1887
Bibliography: p. 117-124 Metis scrip was administered in Western Canada from 1870 until 1924 as a means of extinguishing the Aboriginal title of mixed-ancestry Aboriginal peoples. This policy was implemented in three basic phases: in Manitoba from 1870 to 1886; in the North West from 1885 to 1887; a...
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ftunivcalgary:oai:prism.ucalgary.ca:1880/41381 2023-08-27T04:09:27+02:00 The scrip solution: the North West Metis scrip policy, 1885-1887 Augustus, Camilla Smith, Donald B. 2005 x, 139 leaves 30 cm. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1880/41381 https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/17441 eng eng University of Calgary Calgary Augustus, C. (2005). The scrip solution: the North West Metis scrip policy, 1885-1887 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17441 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/17441 0494038055 AC1 .T484 2005 A855 http://hdl.handle.net/1880/41381 University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. master thesis 2005 ftunivcalgary https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/17441 2023-08-06T06:23:44Z Bibliography: p. 117-124 Metis scrip was administered in Western Canada from 1870 until 1924 as a means of extinguishing the Aboriginal title of mixed-ancestry Aboriginal peoples. This policy was implemented in three basic phases: in Manitoba from 1870 to 1886; in the North West from 1885 to 1887; and in conjunction with First Nation treaties from 1887 to 1924. The second phase - North West scrip, 1885 to 1887 - was integral to the development of the policy and needs to be considered in more detail. The North West Commission, distinct from the Manitoba policy, set the precedent for later commissions by re-defining the process for extinguishing Aboriginal title through unilateral legislation, by creating a new legal category of non-status Aboriginal peoples, and by providing a means for reducing the number of treaty First Nations. Ultimately, Metis scrip served the government's aim to settle the west. Master Thesis First Nations Metis PRISM - University of Calgary Digital Repository Canada |
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Bibliography: p. 117-124 Metis scrip was administered in Western Canada from 1870 until 1924 as a means of extinguishing the Aboriginal title of mixed-ancestry Aboriginal peoples. This policy was implemented in three basic phases: in Manitoba from 1870 to 1886; in the North West from 1885 to 1887; and in conjunction with First Nation treaties from 1887 to 1924. The second phase - North West scrip, 1885 to 1887 - was integral to the development of the policy and needs to be considered in more detail. The North West Commission, distinct from the Manitoba policy, set the precedent for later commissions by re-defining the process for extinguishing Aboriginal title through unilateral legislation, by creating a new legal category of non-status Aboriginal peoples, and by providing a means for reducing the number of treaty First Nations. Ultimately, Metis scrip served the government's aim to settle the west. |
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