1763 1791 The Royal Proclamation 1763 and the

1763 - 1791: The Royal Proclamation, 1763, and the Québec Act, 1774 Brandon Thompson Native Studies 30

Hmm, what would you say are the most important documents in our time? Those fools forgot the Quebec act… The Royal Proclamation, of course! And, it was issued by King George III to establish a basis of government administration in the N American territories formally ceded by France to It defines Canada's special Britain relationship with Aboriginal people and sets out the basis in law for Aboriginal land ownership and other rights Royal Proclamation

Its quite chilly in here! Could try closing the door for once… . . It was meant to push Québec's boundaries into Aboriginal land located past the Great Lakes. . And from the British perspective, it had two goals: to keep French Canadian neutral in the coming uprising in the Thirteen Colonies, and to keep Aboriginal peoples on the side of the British.

Hey grandpa, your pretty old. So I got a question: What major issues or events were addressed due to the Royal Proclamation and Quebec Act? Well sonny, I am pretty old. So let me explain…

What were the major issue or events addressed by the document? What events led to the document or documents in this section? Briefly describe them. For example, were the negotiators trying to settle a long conflict, gain allies, or transfer the rights to land so that Europeans could settle and Aboriginals could gain other perceived benefits? Royal Proclamation. . They wanted the within there colonies, . . Theybut didalso not want Britain wanted settlement wanted to ensure transfer theown rights to for reserveland deals to be made Aboriginals hadof their land settlements land so that Europeans to protect the interests could settle and of the interests Aboriginal. . Did not want land deals to be made to protect of the Aboriginals could gain transfer of the rights to land so that Europeans could settle and other perceived Aboriginals could gain other perceived benefits. . Any future negotiation with the Aboriginals was to be in done in public with representatives from Britain, and nobody else Thanks Grandpa! … … BUT WHAT ABOUT THE QUEBEC ACT!? . . And any future negotiation with the Aboriginals was to be in done in public with representatives from Britain, and nobody else. . . Britain wanted settlement within there colonies, but also wanted to ensure Aboriginals had their own land for reserve settlements. .

Thank you now. They believed they didn’t have enough land aboriginals had more than enough to give away. I’m getting there, Hold your horses… Now it’s time for. . Settlers were becoming upset your after noon …the British taking Aboriginal by nap. Young people these lands that they considered to days. . be theirs, and considered the Québec Act to be one of the “Intolerable Acts", which were a direct cause of the American Revolution.

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The proclamation also gave Britain the right to purchase Aboriginal hunting and fishing grounds, but gave Aboriginals the right to hunt and fish on these acquired lands This means the proclamation allowed Britain to buythe land. Aboriginals couldwere entitled to The Aboriginals owned land. And given to them, and still resources within thecurrently land. hunt or fish freely on that purchased land. As a Canadian the Aboriginals are covered under health care

I know, it’s all forgiven ! . . Eventually, it made the The agreements. . It gave the Aboriginals extinguish there prior to 1763 were Aboriginal people responsible fortheir rights to the land, which in a false sense of return forced them to become “great fraud and fairness. Since part of the colonizing or be abuses” in they did not obtaining land condensed onto reserves. It understand it fully, made our relationships on-edge from Aboriginals. . they believed it to for some time. be fair…

Within the Royal Proclamation, Aboriginals were referred to as “Indians”. Hmm, Was there anything that might offend certain Aboriginals today? Cause I don’t want them mad. . mation and a cl ro P l ya o R e th th o B ntage of va d a k o to ct A c e b e u the Q because the Aboriginal people, d they did not understan ership. concepts of Land Own

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