1969 White Paper
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The 1969 White Paper was a Canadian policy document (white paper) in which then Minister of Indian Affairs, Jean Chrétien, proposed the abolition of the Indian Act, the rejection of land claims, and the assimilation of First Nations people into the Canadian population with the status of other ethnic minorities rather than a distinct group.
A response by Harold Cardinal and the Indian Chiefs of Alberta (entitled "Citizens Plus" but commonly known as the "Red Paper") explained the widespread opposition to the paper from Status Indians in Canada. Prime Minister Trudeau and the Liberals began to back away from the White Paper, particularly after the Calder case decision in 1973.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Tester, Frank James; Paule McNicoll, Jessie Forsyth (Spring 1999). "With an ear to the ground: The CCF/NDP and aboriginal policy in Canada, 1926–1993". Journal of Canadian Studies: 9. ISSN 1911-0251. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3683/is_199904/ai_n8843392/pg_9. Retrieved 1 December 2006.
[edit] External links
- White Paper original text, Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy, 1969
- Aboriginal People: History of Discriminatory Laws, Wendy Moss, Elaine Gardner-O'Toole, Law and Government Division, Last revised, November 1991
- Flaherty, Kathleen (May 27/June 3, 2010). "WHITE PAPER / RED PAPER". Ideas. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- Citizen Plus (the "Red Paper") Original Text, aboriginal policy studies Journal, Vol. 1 Issue 2, 2011.
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