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KARL HELE: Indian Act remains a ‘tool of the state and colonial instrument’ despite amendments

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By Karl Hele
| Mid-North Monitor
Canada’s colonialism is ongoing, built upon Doctrine of Discovery foundations •   • Former prime ministers Steven Harper (right) and Justin Trudeau may have claimed, in slightly different ways, that Canada did not have a legacy of colonialism, but they were wrong, Karl Hele writes. Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images On April 5, 1876, Alexander Mackenzie’s Liberal majority government passed the Indian Act.
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KARL HELE: Indian Act remains a ‘tool of the state and colonial instrument’ despite amendments

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By Karl Hele
| Timmins Times
Canada’s colonialism is ongoing, built upon Doctrine of Discovery foundations Published May 04, 2026  •  Last updated May 04, 2026  •  4 minute read Former prime ministers Steven Harper (right) and Justin Trudeau may have claimed, in slightly different ways, that Canada did not have a legacy of colonialism, but they were wrong, Karl Hele writes. Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images Article content On April 5, 1876, Alexander Mackenzie’s Liberal majority government passed the Indian Act.
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Opinion: Canada’s Indian Act is 150 years old this April

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By Karl Hele
| Anishinabek News
Excerpt of the Indian Act. By Karl Hele Passed on April 5, 1876, by the Liberal government of Alexander Mackenzie, and with the general support of the Conservatives led by Sir John A. Macdonald, the Indian Act became the core guiding document for First Nation-Government relations. This legislation was designed to combine various laws on the statute books since before Confederation, consolidating laws governing people, lands, and monies into a single convenient document.
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