Problem
During the Second World War, Indigenous and Canadian wartime experiences had raised significant questions as to the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian state. These questions further intensified during the 1960s as Canada underwent a period of sweeping social change. Both the "White Paper" of 1969 and Citizens Plus of 1970 sought to provide answers to these pressing questions as Canada entered its new multicultural age. : how did the Canadian government envision the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian state going forward, and how did Indigenous peoples themselves envision this relationship? In other words, what was the historical relationship between Indigenous peoples in Canada and the Canadian state? How did the Canadian government, through the "White Paper," seek to redefine this relationship and what did it seek to accomplish? How did Citizens Plus respond to this proposal? What did this counterproposal entail?