Dark history of Canada's First Nations pass system uncovered in documentary
Cram, Stephanie http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/dark-history-canada-s-pass-system-1.3454022
Publisher: CBC News
Date Written: 19/02/2016
Year Published: 2016
Resource Type: Article
Little known policy restricted people living on reserves, enforced for nearly 60 years.
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Very little is known about the pass system. It was a troubling piece of Canadian policy, put in place in 1885 to control the movements of First Nation people, and enforced until the 1940s.
It required all First Nation people living on reserve to get written permission from an Indian agent when they needed to leave their community If caught without a pass, they were either incarcerated or returned to the reserve.
Introduced on the cusp of the North West Rebellion, led by Louis Riel, the policy was supposed to be temporary, used to prevent another uprising. In fact, the policy remained in effect for nearly 60 years.
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