Contrary to popular belief, the Indian Act isn't really a helpful document. Not to Native people, anyway. The Indian Act basically prevented Native people from manifesting their own destinies. The Act prevented Aboriginal land ownership, which in turn stifled economic growth, partly due to the inability of a First Nations community to conduct any sort... Continue Reading →
From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare: Why Indian Policy Failed in the Prairie Provinces
I've often wondered, and it's been said to me, "Why are Native people socio-economically disadvantaged when compared to non-Native people?" Sometimes, the phrasing isn't so nicely put, but the sentiment is the same. Well, this book by Helen Buckley effectively illuminates the reader to the history of Native/non-Native disparity in a cluster of reserves on... Continue Reading →
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