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Summary: Pathfinder: Indian Act: Selected Resources
Introduction
This pathfinder is intended as a starting point for students or researchers having little or no
background knowledge of the Indian Act. It is a list of selected resources with which to
begin a study of the Act. Further resources about the Indian Act can be found by
searching the Library catalogue, our [journal article] databases and web sites.
Overviews
Champagne, D. (Ed.). (1994). The Native North American Almanac. Detroit, Mich.:
Gale Research.
Consult this resource for brief overviews of the history and evolution of the Indian Act.
Particularly useful is Chapter 5, "An overview of Canadian Aboriginal Law", pp. 510 to 514;
pp. 523 to 525. You may also want to look up "Indian Act" in the Index at the back of the
book for more page numbers containing pertinent information.
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Primary sources
Canada. Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. (1969). Statement of
the Government of Canada on Indian Policy. [The White paper]. [Ottawa]: Queen's
Printer. Retrieved November 24, 2008, from
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ai/arp/ls/pubs/cp1969/cp1969-eng.asp
Among other measures, the "White paper" advocated repealing the Indian Act and ending
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