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Indian giver" is a pejorative expression used to describe a person who gives a "gift" and later wants it back or who expects something of equivalent worth in return for the item. [1] It is based on cultural misunderstandings that took place between the early European colonists and the Indigenous people with whom they traded. [ 2 ]
The term dominion was chosen to indicate Canada's status as a self-governing polity of the British Empire, the first time it was used about a country. [126] With the coming into force of the British North America Act, 1867 (enacted by the British Parliament ), Canada became a federated country in its own right.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC; French: Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada [CVR]) was a truth and reconciliation commission active in Canada from 2008 to 2015, organized by the parties of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Canada promises $1 billion in aid to Ukraine. Canada assists in training Ukrainian soldiers in third locations, and accepts thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the fighting. [153] 24–29 July Pope Francis visits Canada to apologize for Catholic Church members' role in the Canadian Indian residential school ...
To explain how to use the templates we will use a timeline called Anterior Epoch, which was proposed by E.R. Hope in 1963. It contains a period of time from 10000 BC to 1 BC numbered in ascending order. We use this timeline only as an example. The markup allows conversion of BC/BCE dates to any timeline you can think of.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (sometimes shortened to T&R Day) (NDTR; French: Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation), originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day (French: Jour du chandail orange), [1] is a Canadian day of memorial to recognize the atrocities and multi-generational effects of the Canadian Indian residential school system. [2]
"Native Indian Political Organization in British Columbia, 1900-1969: A Response to Internal Colonialism". BC Studies (55): 3– 49. doi: 10.14288/bcs.v0i55.1132 – via Open Journal Systems. Tennant, Paul (1990). Aboriginal Peoples and Politics : The Indian Land Question in British Columbia, 1849-1989. Vancouver: UBC Press. ISBN 978-0-7748-5478-8.
Lower Post Indian Residential School: Lower Post: BC: 1951: 1975: RC Coqualeetza (Chilliwack Home) Residential School: Chilliwack: BC: 1889 1940 (later became the Coqualeetza Hospital and is now the Coqualeetza Cultural Education Centre) MD Metlakatla Indian Residential School (Metlakatla Indian Girls' School) Metlakatla: BC: 1891: 1962: OO ...