Indian Act Vocab

2. A sacred, spiritual ceremony held by first nations to maintain beliefs about the universe
3. The Identity given to indigenous peoples of Canada defined by the Indian act.
7. The first representatives on native land between the 1830 to the 1960s
8. The policy which the Canadian government tried to eliminate indigenous rights and treaties
10. The crown, the senate, and the house of commons
11. National government of Canada
12. the act of giving up or losing Indian status
13. The change to a document or terms
14. Religious schools the government put to convert indigenous children into European culture.
18. The group of indigenous people in Canada with reserved land
19. The status of leadership given to first nation individuals
20. The group of indigenous people in Canada with part European background
21. agreements between the government of Canada and the first nations regarding trade of resources and land and can be understood as means to keep a relationship

1. rights given to the original occupants of Canada
3. The law the federal government uses to manage Indian status and management of land for first nations
4. The group of indigenous people in Canada in the northern regions
5. the ceremony where first nations rank their own, decide leaders and announce positions.
6. land given to first nations by the government
9. The 2 department of the federal government overseeing indigenous affairs
15. The 11 treaties made between the Canadian government and the first nations from 1871 to 1921
16. a system that controlled indigenous traveling by making them present their identity with official documents when leaving and returning to their land
17. the act that the Canadian government took to correct historic wrongs done to first nations