Indian Act: Permit to control a culture
The system was meant to protect Natives from being cheated, but it quickly changed into a way to ensure aboriginals didn't compete
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When George Munroe came back from the war in 1944, he had shrapnel in his back and a chip on his shoulder.
Having fought overseas for freedom and democracy, he found it grossly unfair that in his own country he couldn't buy a drink, vote in a federal election or sell goods without a permit - all because he was Native.
