Learn about the Indian Act, and the lasting impacts of government policies on Member Nation communities. Topics include Residential Schools, the Sixties Scoop, child welfare systems, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).
This content may be difficult for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners. While it explores painful histories, it also reflects their strength and resilience.
Indigenous staff may choose to skip any lesson in this module and still receive a course completion certificate. Skipped lessons are marked complete and can be accessed at any time.
The Indian Act
The Indian Act – What is it?
1 of 4
Band Council System
2 of 4
Enfranchisement: A Policy of Assimilation
3 of 4
Indigenous Veterans – Equals on the Battlefields, but Not at Home
4 of 4
Restrictions & Systems
Indian Agent System
1 of 11
Spiritual & Legal Restrictions
2 of 11
Indian Shaker Church
3 of 11
Reserve Pass System
4 of 11
The Permit System
5 of 11
Food Fish Permit System
6 of 11
Peasant Farm Policy
7 of 11
Indian Hospitals
8 of 11
Compulsory and Coerced Sterilization in Canada
9 of 11
The Strength & Struggle of Indigenous Women
10 of 11
Whites Only
11 of 11
Family Separation
Survivor Stories
1 of 4
History of Indian Residential Schools in Canada
2 of 4
Schools Begin Closing
3 of 4
Missing & Murdered Children & Unmarked Graves, Incinerations and Burial Sites
4 of 4
Sixties Scoop and Child Welfare System
The Sixties Scoop
1 of 3
Child Welfare System & Birth Alerts
2 of 3
Don’t Look Away
3 of 3
MMIWG
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
1 of 1
Coping Strategies & Intergenerational Trauma
Intergenerational Trauma
1 of 4
Coping Strategies & Impacts for Indigenous People
2 of 4
Coping Strategies for Non-indigenous Canadians
3 of 4
Lasting Effects of the Colonial History in Canada
4 of 4
Learning Reflections
Learning Reflections
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