21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act’: Bob Joseph and the Indigenous community in Canada – Rabble

August 16, 2018

The current Indian act was first passed in 1876 — it’s been amended but the original act is still in force. In 2002, there were 20 major amendments made but the fact remains that it’s based on an old act that was written when settlers’ relationships with Indigenous people was different than it is today. (Or, at least what we are now aspiring towards. There is still a long way to go.)

The Indian Act is a dense document and there are many things wrong with it. Today’s guest Face2Face, Bob Joseph, doesn’t tackle the entire legislation. His book, released in the spring is called 21 Things You Didn’t Know about the Indian Act.

He spoke to Face2Face host and producer David Peck about the book, identity, culture and potlatches, Canadian soul searching and why we’re not a melting pot.

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