Crown Lands Protection Act

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Crown Lands Protection Act

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…of these policies was the Crown Lands Protection Act (1839), which affirmed that aboriginal lands were the property of the crown unless specifically titled to an individual (see crown land). By disallowing Indigenous control of real estate, a requirement for full citizenship in most of Canada, the act disenfranchised most…
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…of these policies was the Crown Lands Protection Act (1839), which affirmed that aboriginal lands were the property of the crown unless specifically titled to an individual (see crown land). By disallowing Indigenous control of real estate, a requirement for full citizenship in most of Canada, the act disenfranchised most…
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