21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act

Key takeaways:

Brought up, we were taught that the residential schools were terrible institutions, but I don't recall being taught much beyond that. This book takes a much wider view of the many ways Canada had tried to control and eliminate the indigenous way of life. As I read through this book, I tried to think of what it would look like if someone set up this system today, and I was part of the group being oppressed.