This episode, 1920s Revisted, was inspired by a recent article by the CBC entitled, “Like the Roaring 20s, but not for everyone: What history tells us about life after Covid 19.” This led us to think what exactly were the 1920s like in Canada? Were they really roaring and if they were, were they roaring for everyone?
We focus on the Indigenous experience, and particularly the amendments to the Indian Act in the 1920s that deepened the supremacist policy and has continued to have repercussions today.
Resources:
‘Like the roaring ’20s,’ but not for everyone: What history tells us about life after COVID-19 (CBC; Jan 8, 2021)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Indian Act (current; Government of Canada)
The Indian Act (The Canadian Encyclopedia; updated 2020)
1920-1927 Indian Act Becomes More Restrictive
“Until There Is Not a Single Indian in Canada” (Facing History and Ourselves; 2021)
Pushed out and silenced: How one doctor was punished for speaking out about residential schools (CBC; 2020)
The Story of a National Crime by Dr. Bryce
100th anniversary of letter to Indian Agents regarding dancing (The Anishinabek News; 2021)
As Christmas approaches, ‘Na̱mǥis chief recalls mass arrests at father’s 1921 winter Potlatch ceremony (APTN; 2020)
The Potlatch Ban (Exhibit; Simon Fraser University)