Why repealing the Indian Act isn’t so simple
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called for the Indian Act to be abolished, which was met with echoes from Prime Minister Mark Carney who agreed that it should be scrapped. The act was passed in 1876 with aims of assimilating Indigenous populations into Eurocentric ways of living through legislation that governs where they live, where their […]
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Prime Minister Mark Carney have both called for the complete abolition of the Indian Act. This act, established in 1876, was designed to assimilate Indigenous peoples into a Eurocentric lifestyle through legislation that dictates their living conditions, education, and cultural identity. John Borrows, the Loveland Chair in Indigenous Law at the University of Toronto, joined host Maria Kestane to discuss the complex issue of repealing and replacing the Indian Act.
Borrows and others in the Indigenous community are debating the best approach to repeal the act and replace it with a more equitable system. Some Indigenous leaders argue that Ottawa should maintain the Indian Act in its current form. John Borrows, a respected voice in Indigenous governance across Canada, has written a book titled "The Seven Cycles of Life," which is available for purchase through Penguin Random House Canada. The Big Story podcast, which covers this story, can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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