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  1. The previous barriers to land ownership were a holdover from when #Canada considered #Indigenous people and governments to be wards of the government, according to Braker. Before the 1960s, governments required #FirstNations to get the approval of #IndianAgents before buying land.

    Even after the practice was abolished, #BritishColumbia had its own #legislation preventing First Nations from holding property.

    cbc.ca/amp/1.7210848

    #BCpoli #Landback #CDNpoli #colonialism #racism #NativeLand