After they realized that they needed to civilize the first nations people, so they made an act in 1857 called the gradual civilization act.This act would assimilate the indigenous people, and would influence the Indian act. Although none of the indigenous people were assimilated, because the most of the people rejected the enfranchisement. After only one year the act being passed, most of the indigenous people already hated the act, so the government decided to make a new act called the gradual enfranchisement act.
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