Indian Act Crossword

3. A status of leadership within a group of First Nations peoples.
7. refers to the Crown, House of Commons, and the Senate
9. A legal status given to the Indigenous, Inuit, and Metis peoples
11. Canadian government agents who represent First Nations people.
12. Was a policy paper which attempted to get rid of all treaties and acts that are related to Indigenous peoples.
14. An addition to a legal document. Many of these were added to The Indian Act
15. The act of Indigenous people losing their Indian Status in return for land and funding.
18. people who are Half-French and Half-Indigenous.
19. The Government that runs their country.
20. A ceremony held the redistribute wealth through gifts.
21. restricted movement of First Nations peoples off reserves.
22. The department that is responsible for all the Indigenous policies.

1. Annual cultural ceremony which is performed to honor the sun. Participants must overcome pain to show bravery during this event.
2. attempt to make up for the wrongs done against Indigenous peoples.
4. Indigenous people who mostly inhabit the Northern parts of Canada.
5. A community of First Nation’s people that is governed by the Indian Act. These communities usually do not include Inuit and Metis people.
6. Schools created to strip away Indigenous culture.
8. The rights of Indigenous people, like land and social concepts.
10. done with Indigenous people to give them payments and promises in return for ancestral land.
13. An act introduced in 1876 to protect Indigenous land, status, and governments.
16. The First people to be on the land before it was colonized.
17. were 11 treaties made between Britain and First Nations between 1871 to 1921. These treaties cover the area from North Ontario all the way to North Yukon.