21 Things You May Not Have Known About The Indian Act (Blog Post)

This blog post details 21 aspects of the Indian Act that the typical Canadian is unlikely to have known about. This post is written concisely, but has hyperlinks for many of the topics so students or teachers can learn more in depth. Topics include, but are not limited to, women's status, residential schools, restricted movement, Indigenous agriculture, and forbidding cultural practices. 

Author's Biography (Indigenous Relations Press): 
Bob Joseph, founder of Indigenous Corporate Training Inc., has provided training on Indigenous and Aboriginal relations since 1994. As a certified Master Trainer, Joseph has assisted both individuals and organizations in building Indigenous or Aboriginal relations. His clients include all levels of government, Fortune 500 companies, corporate enterprises, and Indigenous peoples in Canada, U.S., Central and South America, and in the South Pacific. In 2006, Joseph co-facilitated a worldwide Indigenous Peoples’ round table in Switzerland, which included participants from across the world. Joseph has also worked in cultural relations and corporate training for many years, and taught at Royal Roads University as an associate professor. 

Bob Joseph is an Indigenous person, or more specifically a status Indian, and is a member of the Gwawaenuk Nation. The author comes from a proud potlatch family and is an initiated member of the Hamatsa Society. As the son of a hereditary chief, he will one day become a hereditary chief. 

Resource format: Blog post

Age recommendation: University

Keywords: reconciliation, treaty, history, Indian Act, resistance, residential schools, truth and reconciliation, calls to action, decolonization, colonialism, democracy, government, self-government, land back, land claims, Indigenous rights, sovereignty, citizenship, Indian status, self-reliance, self-determination, Canadian relations, law, legislation, assimilation, identity, Indigenous politics

Year of publication: 2015

Publisher information: Indigenous Corporate Training, Inc