4. Indian Act & Family Separation

Learn more about the Indian Act and government policies, and their lasting impact on Tsawwassen communities. This course also includes residential schools, the Sixties Scoop, child welfare systems, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). 

Please note this content may be difficult for Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners, but this painful history demonstrates the strength and resilience of our people.

The Indian Act 
Crisis Support Resources
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Lesson 1 of 5 within section The Indian Act . You must enrol in this course to access course content.
The Indian Act: It’s Ongoing Impact on First Nations 
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Lesson 2 of 5 within section The Indian Act . You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Band Council System 
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Lesson 3 of 5 within section The Indian Act . You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Enfranchisement:  A Policy of Assimilation
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Lesson 4 of 5 within section The Indian Act . You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Indigenous Veterans; Equals on the Battlefield, but not at Home
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Lesson 5 of 5 within section The Indian Act . You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Government Restrictions & Systems
Indian Agent System 
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Lesson 1 of 11 within section Government Restrictions & Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Spiritual & Legal Restrictions
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Lesson 2 of 11 within section Government Restrictions & Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Indian Shaker Church
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Lesson 3 of 11 within section Government Restrictions & Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
The Pass System
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Lesson 4 of 11 within section Government Restrictions & Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Peasant Farm Policy
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Lesson 5 of 11 within section Government Restrictions & Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
The Permit System
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Lesson 6 of 11 within section Government Restrictions & Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Food Fish Permit System
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Lesson 7 of 11 within section Government Restrictions & Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
A Glimpse into Canadian History – Indian Hospitals
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Lesson 8 of 11 within section Government Restrictions & Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Eugenics
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Lesson 9 of 11 within section Government Restrictions & Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
The Strength and Struggle of Indigenous Women
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Lesson 10 of 11 within section Government Restrictions & Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Whites Only
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Lesson 11 of 11 within section Government Restrictions & Systems. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Residential Schools
Residential School Survivor Stories
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Lesson 1 of 4 within section Residential Schools. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Residential Schools 
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Lesson 2 of 4 within section Residential Schools. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Schools Begin Closing
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Lesson 3 of 4 within section Residential Schools. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Missing Children & Unmarked Graves & Burial Sites
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Lesson 4 of 4 within section Residential Schools. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Sixties Scoop & Child Welfare System
A Sixties Scoop Survivor Tells Her Story
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Lesson 1 of 4 within section Sixties Scoop & Child Welfare System. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
The Sixties Scoop
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Lesson 2 of 4 within section Sixties Scoop & Child Welfare System. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Child Welfare System & Birth Alerts
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Lesson 3 of 4 within section Sixties Scoop & Child Welfare System. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Don’t Look Away
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Lesson 4 of 4 within section Sixties Scoop & Child Welfare System. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
MMIWG
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)
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Lesson 1 of 1 within section MMIWG. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Coping Strategies & Impacts of Intergenerational Trauma
Intergenerational Trauma
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Lesson 1 of 4 within section Coping Strategies & Impacts of Intergenerational Trauma. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Coping Strategies and Impacts for Indigenous Peoples
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Lesson 2 of 4 within section Coping Strategies & Impacts of Intergenerational Trauma. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Coping Strategies for Non-indigenous Canadians
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Lesson 3 of 4 within section Coping Strategies & Impacts of Intergenerational Trauma. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Lasting Effects of the Colonial History in Canada
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Lesson 4 of 4 within section Coping Strategies & Impacts of Intergenerational Trauma. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
TRC 
Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
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Lesson 1 of 2 within section TRC . You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Justice Murray Sinclair
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Lesson 2 of 2 within section TRC . You must enrol in this course to access course content.
Learning Reflections
Learning Reflections
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Lesson 1 of 1 within section Learning Reflections. You must enrol in this course to access course content.
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