The Indian Act

In 1982, the Constitution Act of 1867 ( formerly called the British North America Act of 1867) was re-confirmed by the British Parliament, which provided more direct control and jurisdiction to the Government of Canada over its own Constitution,  and officially amended in 1982. This also re-confirmed the Indian Act of Canada, which now falls under Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982. The Indian Act was created and enacted in 1876, it has been amended 17 times since its incorporation. Seven out of the 17 amendments, truly impacted Indian/Aboriginal or First Nations people in a very direct way. It changed what was once defined, to a slow loss of Culture, Language and Identity. In some circles people would say the Indian Act is a very negative statute, that it has impacted Indian/Aboriginal or First Nations peoples lives for a number of generations. In some circles a lot of anger and frustration has been built up over the years, in both First Nations and Non-First Nations environments. Some people may agree and disagree with this next comment, "The War is Over", but parties on both sides have a hard time seeing and understanding it that way. To Bridge the gap of building a Relationship, we honestly have to take the mentality "The War is Over", to construct a positive path for the Future. Hence the Present time, and the Present climate of the Country and World. We are experiencing major economic in-balances, and the wrath of mother nature, with climate change and destruction. This is a great time to be Indian/Aboriginal or First Nations, why because we can provide some very viable options and assistance to these present conditions we are faced with, and we are talking from an economic stand point.