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August 4, 1914- The First World War Begins

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August 4, 1914- The First World War Begins

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Many indigenous people were involved in the First World War. After the war, they were underprivileged of the benefits of veterans, and all others who served in the service were rewarded. These indigenous people voluntarily enrolled to fight in the Canadian Military. They passionately served in every major battle the other troupe members fought in. (Government of Canada; Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada)There were a great number of indigenous people that were severely wounded and even lost their lives on the battlefields.

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May 24, 1918- Women are Granted the Right to Vote in Elections

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May 24, 1918- Women are Granted the Right to Vote in Elections

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Women were finally granted the right to vote in federal franchise elections after an amendment was approved. However, this only applied to white women in Canada. It took up until 1922 for all Canadian Provinces, excluding Quebec, to allow complete suffrage to all women of colour that includes Indigenous women.

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December 1, 1918- Fred Loft Forms the League of Indians

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December 1, 1918- Fred Loft Forms the League of Indians

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On December 1, 1918,  the Fred Loft Forms the League of Indians became the first national Indigenous organization in Canada. They were activists and strived for better living norms and protected Indigenous rights and traditional practices. This was the beginning for future political Indigenous groups because of the fact the government was a burden for this organization so they couldn’t make a huge impact. In his letter, Frederick Loft outlines the goals, aims, and ambitions of the League of Indians of Canada (Library and Archives Canada).

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February 6, 1920- Indian Act Amendment Allows for Forced Enfranchisement of Status Indians 

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February 6, 1920- Indian Act Amendment Allows for Forced Enfranchisement of Status Indians 

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The Indian Act Amendment that happened on February 6 of 1920 allowed for the forced enfranchisement of the First Nations Peoples which the government thought should be removed from the band (municipalities) list (Canadian Encyclopedia). First Nations people could now vote without losing their status. It was the most popular option for the legal processes where Indigenous lost their Indian status (under the Indian act)

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 April 1st, 1920, Became Mandatory to go to Residential Schools 

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 April 1st, 1920, Became Mandatory to go to Residential Schools 

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On April 1st, 1920, Duncan Campbell Scott who was the superintendent general of the Indian Affairs made it mandatory for young Indigenous/First Nations kids to attend residential schools under the Indian Act. These kids are far away from the family for a large part of their life and are impacted significantly. However, this new rule was not consistently applied to Metis and Inuit children.

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Stolen Children | Residential School survivors speak out

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June 27, 1921- Indigenous People Cede Mackenzie

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June 27, 1921- Indigenous People Cede Mackenzie

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On June 27, 1921, a variety of bands ceded the Mackenzie River Region of the majority of the Northwest Territories to the federal government. It was the last numbered treaty (Treaty 11) signed by First Nations and the Canadian Government. This treaty has continuous impacts on the Indigenous communities. It covers more than 950, 000Km2 of Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut (Tesar).

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January 1, 1922- Story of a National Crime Published

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January 1, 1922- Story of a National Crime Published

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On January 1, 1922, Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce that is a public health physician for the Ontario provincial and Canadian federal governments publishes “The Story of a National Crime.” that is a book that reveals the government's suppression of information about the indigenous peoples' health. It was an appeal for justice to the indigenous of Canada.

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July 14, 1923- Cayuga Chief Deskaheh Sails to Geneva

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July 14, 1923- Cayuga Chief Deskaheh Sails to Geneva

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On July 14, 1923, Cayuga Chief Deskaheh, speaker of the Six Nations Hereditary Council, sails to Geneva and addressed the League of Nations to advocate for the right of Indigenous people to have freedom on their lands they own where they are able to practice their traditions aswell as their religious practices. They wanted to follow their own laws however, Chief got shut down immediately.

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January 1, 1924- Indian WW1 Veterans Granted Right to Vote

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January 1, 1924- Indian WW1 Veterans Granted Right to Vote

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On January 1, 1924, Indigenous WW1 Veterans were granted the right to vote. The Indians finally obtained the right to vote in federal elections without having their status striped along with their treaty rights. (Leslie)

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Voting Rights in Canada: A Select Timeline

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January 1, 1929- Complaints about Indigenous Names Begin Changed

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January 1, 1929- Complaints about Indigenous Names Begin Changed

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January 1, 1929, there were complaints about Inuit/Indigenous names that are not found in the white/ European culture. White people in Canada did not think their names were of the traditional Christian kind. The government began labeling strategies to slightly change the census results to establish federal authority in Canada. However, IRCC gave Indigenous Peoples who attended residential schools and/or their families the opportunity to reclaim their Indigenous names which are part of their heritage and identity.

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Fred Loft Forms the League of Indians, Indian Act Amendment Allows for Forced Enfranchisement of Status Indians.

The Fred Loft Forms and League of Indians organization was a significant activist that kept pushing for equal rights to the rest of Canada and improves the Indigenous living and trying to protect their culture from being combated against further. Since the government was so against the organization struggled to really make a difference. However, this cause is the blueprint of a positive consequence for the Indian Act Amendment which allows for the right for Indigenous peoples to now vote without losing their status along with being stripped from any more of their rights.

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Residential schools become mandatory, complaints about indigenous names being changed.

When Indigenous children were forced to be sent to residential schools, the priests operating the schools damaged the Indigenous community severely. As soon as children arrived, they were immediately stripped of any Indigenous identity and culture they had. They had their long, traditional hair cut extremely short and stripped of their cultural clothes and into whitewashed or "westernized clothing" which is what every other child who attended wore aswell. Along with all of these terrible actions, These Indigenous populations was given white name to motivate the assimilation (Joseph). In 1929, there were complaints about their names begin changed and residential school survivors and their families are now eligible to reclaim their original names on all legal documents free of charge.