THE INDIAN ACT

Soon after Canada became a country, it passed the Indian act.  These laws put Indian agent in charge of all first nations people in Canada.  First Nations people who lived on reserves had to get a permit from the Indian agent to go into town, to sell their own cattle, or just do about anything else on their own land.  The Indian act was passed into law on April 1985 to bring the Indian act into line with gender equality under the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms.  It was unjust because they were discriminating First Nations people by not using racial equality .  My opinion would be that it wouldn't happen today because the Canadian government is a fair government.