QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS
OR WRITE ABOUT

1.

Why did Europeans believe they had the right to claim the land that Aboriginal people were living on?




2.

"Europeans discovered Americas." Expand on this statement and explain it in a more accurate manner.




3.

What were the government's reasons for establishing reserves and the Indian Act? What were the benefits for Canadian settlers? What were the benefits for the Aboriginal peoples?




4.

What were some of the problems of reserves for the Aboriginal people? Are there still the same problems today?





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