Historical Development of British Crown's Policy towards Aboriginals in Canada
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The article discusses the historical development of the British Crownโs policy regarding representatives of the First Nations (Aboriginals of Canada) from the time of the publication of the Royal Proclamation in 1763 to the adoption of the Indian Act in 1876. The factors determining the direction and character of the so-called. 'Indian politics.' It is concluded that the weakening of the Aboriginals of Canada and the loss of their strategic importance in the eyes of the British led to a qualitative transformation of the Crownโs policy towards these indigenous people.