QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS
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Why did Europeans believe they had the right to claim the land that Aboriginal people were living on?
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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?
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What were some of the problems of reserves for the Aboriginal people? Are there still the same problems today?
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