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A 3 page review and analysis of L.F.S. Upton’s “The Origins of Canadian Indian Policy.” No additional sources cited.
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the victims of the Europeans who have always believed themselves to be superior to all natives. In "The Origins of Canadian Indian Policy" L.F.S. Upton illustrates how the British in
Canada dealt with the Indians, the natives, and how the Indian policy of that nation came into being. The following paper reviews and analyzes this essay. The Origins
of Canadian Indian Policy In the first paragraph of Uptons essay the author notes that Canada no longer needed the natives. This is obviously the reason behind developing true Indian
policy in the first place, or developing an Indian policy that essentially would put the natives in a position where the British could ultimately control the direction they took. Upton
illustrates that before this time period, before the middle of the 19th century, the British relied on the natives for the fur trade, which brought money to the British, and
for military support, which enabled Britain to have the power in that region of the world. These things were no longer needed by the British, or no longer needed in
the same way as it relates to military support. As such Indian policy was necessary to contain the natives. And, as we see by the end of the essay, there
were three possibilities. The natives could be destroyed, separated onto their own land away from whites, or assimilated and pushed into accepting and living the white mans life. In essence,
the thesis of the essay argues that the British believed they had to control the destiny of the native Canadian and now that they were no longer needed for European
survival something solid must be done policy wise. Upton illustrates how the natives were often seen. He illustrates that the Europeans always believed they were superior to cultures that
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