Problem
The Canada Takes Control 1871-1911
I. What issues regarding Aboriginal title, reserves and land were resolved When BC joined Confederation in 1871? What issues remained unresolved? How involved were First Nations in these decisions?
II. How did the Indian Act impact First Nations: (i) ownership of the land (ii) ability to govern themselves (iii) personal behaviour (iv) status within Canadian society.
III. How did First Nations resist the loss of land and legal status, and the establishment of Reserves?
IV. Why did the Federal Government ban the potlatch? Why was the original ban ineffective? How did the government strengthen the ban?
V. What problems does the Case Study "Death of a Runaway" reveal about the relationship between the Department of Indian Affairs and the Church run schools?
VI. Why is Treaty 8 unique in BC?
VII. What is significant about the Victoria Conference in 1911? How did the Provincial Government respond?