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The government wanted to control over the rights of the First Nation people  to practice their culture and traditions.

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First Nations culture in favor of assimilation into euro Canadian society

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In, 1876 the government consolidated the Gradual Civilization act and the Gradual Enfranchisment act in into the Indian Act

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The Indian act took away land rights from Indians

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In all

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It was introduced in 1876

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It was made by parliament

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The act has been amended many times , mostly in 1951 and 1985 with changes mainly focusing on the removal of one pa

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The Indian Act pertains only to First Nations peoples, not the  Métis or Inuit.

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The Confederation of Canada presented the federal government with the challenge of separate Aboriginal groups under one law

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The Indian act was created in 1876

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The Indian Act Was Passed In 1857

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While the Indian Act has numerous negative thoughts since it was first passed in 1876 , today it largely retains its original form.

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The Indian Act assimilated the Aboriginal people into the European/Canadian culture

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The Indian act is a Canadian federal law that governs in matters pertaining to Indian status,bands,and Indian reserves