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The Indian Act is Canadian law that dates from 1876. The Act replaced pre-Confederation Canadian laws, and was intended to administer the Indigenous people, and define Canadian interactions. Successive Canadian governments used its powers to impose conditions on the First Nations, and guide their integration into Canada.
Canadian-born Native Americans (Métis, and First Nations) may also join the US Armed Forces if they are of at least 50% blood quantum (at least one parent certifiable full blooded pure status holder). US law does not distinguish the Metis from the other American Indians. [38]
The Royal Military College of Canada (French: Collège militaire royal du Canada), abbreviated in English as RMC and in French as CMR, [4] [5] is a military academy and, since 1959, a degree-granting university of the Canadian Armed Forces. It was established in 1874 and conducted its first classes on June 1, 1876.
Francis Pegahmagabow MM & two bars (/ ˌ p ɛ ɡ ə ˈ m æ ɡ ə b oʊ / peg-ə-MAG-ə-boh; March 9, 1891 – August 5, 1952) was an Ojibwe soldier, politician and activist in Canada. He was the most highly decorated Indigenous soldier in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of the First World War.
Robert Land Academy (RLA) is a private military-style boarding school program in West Lincoln, Ontario, Canada. The school is not affiliated with the Canadian Armed Forces. [2] The Academy, which began accepting students in 1978, is an all-boys institution.
Canadian Military Colleges was formed in 1948, following the reorganization of the tri-services colleges of the Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian Army into a grouping, after World War II. The CMC initially consisted of: Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) – formed in 1874
British agents worked to make the First Nations into military allies of the British, providing supplies, weapons, and encouragement. During the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) most of the tribes supported the British. In 1779, the Americans launched a campaign to burn the villages of the Iroquois in New York State. [62]
The issue of Canadian military participation in British imperial campaigns arose again when the British requested Canadian assistance in the Second Boer War (1899–1902). [ 212 ] [ 213 ] Most of English Canada supported participation, while near-universal opposition came from French Canadians and other groups. [ 214 ]