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The History of Indigenous People in Canada Timeline

By ramank
  • Period: 1500 to

    Sixteenth Century

    European Contract | Diseases brought to Canada
  • Period: to

    1700s

    Christian Missionary School opened in 1620 | Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company 1600s-1700s | Seven years war, Britain wins 1756-1763 | Royal Proclamation 1763 | Destruction of Bison 1800 |
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    1800s

    Destruction of Bison 1800s | Reserve System 1830s | First residential school 1831 | Gradual Civilization Act 1857 | Confederation and Canada Day 1867 | Gradual Enfranchisement act 1869 | Treaties 1871-1921 | The Indian Act 1876 | CPR 1881-1885 | Residential school system 1883 | Canadian government formal agreement with churches 1892 |
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    1900s

    Dr. Bryce 1907 | Residential School mandatory 1920 | Residential School for Inuit children 1951 | Canada selectively ratifies UN agreement of Genocide 1952 | Indigenous people get right to vote 1960 | 60s scoop 1960s | Inuit residential Schools expansion 1964 | "The White paper" 1969 | "The Red Paper" 1970 | Churches apologize 1986-1994 | Royal Commission on Indigenous people's (RCAP) 1991 | RCAP Publishes report, Last residential Schools closed 1996 | Inuit inhabitants had administrative 1999 |
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    2000s

    Lawsuit on behalf of residential school survivors 2005 | Lawsuit was settled 2006 | Truth and Reconciliation Commision 2007 | Prime Minister of Canada makes official apology (Stephen Harper) 2008 | Pope acknowledges responsibility but does not apologize 2009 | TRC releases a three volume report -> 94 Calls to Action 2015 | "Canada 150" 2017 |