Duncan Campbell Scott + Bill 14

Duncan Campbell Scott His Goal / Job: -Superintendent of the DIA (1913-1932) -drafted and created much of the Indian Act Laws His Goal / Job: -fully ASSimilate FNs into Canadian Society “the happiest future for the Indian race is absorption into the general population, and this is the object of the policy of our government. The great forces of intermarriage and education will finally overcome the lingering traces of native custom and tradition.” "I want to get rid of the Indian problem. .. Our objective is to continue until there is not a single Indian in Canada that has not been absorbed into the body politic, and there is no Indian question, and no Indian Department ..." What he is known for: -repressive and brutal assimilation programs

BILL 14 = making the Indian Act harsher 1. Residential schools enforceable by law 2. Gov’t could FORCE FNs to Enfranchise (give up status) 3. University degree = Enfranchised 4. Illegal to hire a lawyer for land claims 5. Severe penalties for Potlatch involvement