21 Things - Self-Guided Training

You have certainly heard of Canada's "Indian Act," but are you familiar with what it actually is or how it impacts Indigenous Peoples? Following the success of its namesake book, we're happy to offer your eLearning option of 21 Things.

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Course curriculum

1. 21 Things - Self-Guided Training
2. Welcome to 21 Things - Self-Guided Training
3. How to Use This Course
4. New to 21 Things?
5. To Canada...
6. ...and Reconciliation
7. Status/Non-Status
8. Interview Explanation
9. Steve Paikin Intro
1. 1906 to 1951
2. Thing #1 with Paikin
3. The Beginning
4. The Gradual Civilization Act
5. Chiefs' Decision-Making Powers
6. Knowledge Check
1. 1869 to 1985
2. Thing #2 with Paikin
3. The start of women's dissolution
4. Dishonoured, Disregarded & Dismissed
5. Knowledge Check!
6. Additional Resources:
1. 1876 to Present Day
2. Thing #3 with Paikin
3. Working Effectively Tip: What is a Reserve?
4. Confined to an Area
5. John A. MacDonald and his Railway
6. Knowledge Check!
7. Frequently Asked Questions
1. 1876 to 1985
2. Thing #4 with Paikin
3. Did You Know...
4. Not Considered People
5. Compulsory Enfranchisement
6. How it Remained
7. Knowledge Check!
1. 1876 to Current Version of the Indian Act
2. Things #5 with Paikin
3. Expropriate - What is it?
4. Example of Expropriation
5. Knowledge Check!
1. 1880 to Undetermined Time
2. Thing #6 with Paikin
3. "Easier"
4. Traditional Names
5. Creating the Indian Register
6. Working Effectively® Tip:
7. Knowledge Check!
8. Traditional Naming Practices Continue to Struggle
1. 1881 to 2014
2. Things #7 & 21 with Paikin
3. Proving Successful
4. Duck Lake Example
5. Left Without Options
6. Permit System Today
7. Knowledge Check!
8. Working Effectively® Tip
1. 1882 to Undetermined Time
2. Things #8, 9 & 18 with Paikin
3. Root of Prohibition
4. Fear of Discontent
5. Excerpt from Indian Act
6. Knowledge Check!
1. 1884 to Undetermined Time
2. Myth Busted!
3. Myth of the "Drunken Indian"
4. Knowledge Check!
1. 1884 to 1951
2. Item #10 & 14 with Paikin
3. The Potlatch Law
4. Returning Stolen Items
5. Knowledge Check!
1. 1885 to 1951 (Not legislated but a policy created in 1885 and abandoned in 1951)
2. Thing #11 with Paikin
3. Requesting Permission to Leave
4. Knowledge Check!
5. Additional Resources:
6. Additional Resources- Hayter Reed's involvement with the pass system on Reserves
1. 1886 to 1996
2. Thing #12 with Paikin
3. John A. MacDonald Quote
4. Residential Schools
5. Prime Minister's Apology
6. Pope's Apology
7. Poem
8. Knowledge Check!
9. Bonus Video: Interview with Chief Dr. Robert Joseph
1. Late 1880s to Early 1960s
2. Thing #13 & 19 with Paikin
3. Late 1880s to early 1960s
4. Knowledge Check!
5. Loss of History
6. Blog®: Protect Indigenous Languages
7. Working Effectively Tip®
8. Additional Information: Language Revitalization
9. Blog®: International Decade of Indigenous Languages
1. 1906 to 1951
2. Indigenous Relations Tip:
3. What is Cultural Appropriation?
4. Blog®: Appropriation is Disrespectful
5. Additional Resources:
6. Knowledge Check!
1. 1918 to 1985
2. Item #15 with Paikin
1. 1927 to 1951
2. Thing #16 with Paikin
3. Changed Around 1951
1. 1927-1951
2. Thing #17 with Paikin
3. Land Claims Cases
4. Tsilqot'in Nation v. British Columbia- Supreme Court of Canada, 2014
1. 1927 - Undetermined
2. Item #18 with Paikin
1. 1940s
2. Item # 19 with Paikin
3. Smudging
1. Until 1960
2. Item #20 with Paikin
3. Voting Rights for Status Indians
4. Women's Roles in Indigenous Government
5. Knowledge Check
1. Current Day
2. Item #21 & 7 with Paikin
3. Quote
4. Knowledge Check!
5. Has learning about the Indian Act changed some of your perceptions of Indigenous Peoples ?
1. White Paper of 1969
2. Red Paper
3. White Paper Rejected
1. What is The UN Declaration?
1. Updates and Resources for Current Day
1. So Can We Just Burn It?
2. Self-Determination
3. Self-Reliance
4. Removal of Status Membership
5. Allowing Ownership and Possession of their Lands
6. Commitment to Take Action!
1. Self-Government
2. Why do Indigenous Peoples Want Self-Government Back?
3. Westbank First Nation
4. Sechelt Indian Band Self-Government Act
5. Seminole Tribe of Florida
6. Additional Resources:
1. Self Government Timeline for Indigenous Peoples
1. Important Terms Surrounding the Indian Act
2. A Guide to Terminology
1. Step 1: Decision to be Self-Governed
2. Step 2: Statement of Intent to Be Self-Governing
3. Step 3: Write out protocol + assigning band members
1. But it Needs Your Commitment...
1. Easy Ways You Can Continue to be an Ally as We End Our Time Learning Together:
2. First Steps!
3. 21 Tips for Changing the World
4. Traveller's Guide
1. Let's Stay Connected!
2. Tell us what you think...
3. Survey

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$21.00
156 lessons
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21 Things - Self-Guided Training

Course curriculum

Welcome/Overview

1. Imposed the Elected Chief and Council System

2. Denied Women Status

3. Created Reserves

4. Encouraged Voluntary and Enforced Enfranchisement

5. Could Expropriate Portions of Reserves for Public Works

6. Renamed Individuals with European Names

7. Permit System to Control Indians' Ability to Sell Product

8. Prohibited Sale of Ammunition to Indians

9. Prohibited Sale of Intoxicants to Indians

10. Declared Potlatch and other Cultural Ceremonies Illegal

11. Indians Restricted from Leaving Reserve without Permission from Agent

12. Created Residential Schools

13. Forbade Indians from Speaking their Home Language

14. Forbade Indians from Presenting in Traditional Regalia

15. Leased Uncultivated Reserve Lands to non-Indians

16. Forbade Indians from Forming Political Organizations

17. Prohibited anyone, Indian or non-Indian, from soliciting funds for Indians to hire legal council

18. Prohibited pool hall owners from allowing Indians entrance

19. Forbade Indian students from practising their traditional religion

20. Denied Indians the right to vote

21. Is a piece of legislation created under colonial rule for the purpose of subjugating a group of people

You May Be Thinking "Has Anyone Tried to Abolish It?"

The UN Declaration - Emphasis and Explanation

Indigenous Relations Today

What Next?

What is Self-Government?

Self Government Timeline

Key Terms from this Course

Draft Guide to Self-Government

Canada is Changing

So You Want To Be An Indigenous Ally?

Thank You!

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