In Canada, Indian reserves were created in the late 1800's. At that time they were called ranches. I remember discussions with elders who said that our people were forced onto reserves. They said that our people were told that they had to move on to reserves or go to jail and have their children taken away. While everyone was in the process of moving... the settlers began marking lands for themselves. This is where Canada comes from... our lands.
Today, many of our people still live on the reserve. Some of us live off reserve in order to attain employment, marriage, education or different life. But the reserve system is still there.
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