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Duncan Campbell Scott: The Official Secrets Act

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Duncan Campbell Scott: Duncan Campbell Scott was prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act in 1978 from his controversial “Secret Society” series for BBC. The Official Secrets Act is a binding legislation between Hong Kong, India, Ireland, United Kingdom, and formerly Canada and New Zealand which provides protection for government secrets and information, usually related to national security. Duncan was primarily known for his literature through poems and stories. His work reflected with his experiences with the Department of Indian Affairs. Duncan’s perspective on the First Nations resulted in many critically controversial opinions. He expressed that the indigenous groups were noble, but doomed to disappear. Crowfoot (Chief): Crowfoot, a chief of the Siksika First Nations, earned his reputation as a leader through war. He lost his father when he was only a child. As an adopted teenager, he proved his bravery through advancement in battle. Although many Siksika chiefs died due to disease during the …show more content…

They became known as the teachers of Catholic faith across Europe, as well as instructors of arts such as latin classics and dance. Their goal in the New World was to guide people to “the way into heaven”. In 1611, a party of Jesuit missionaries arrived in New France and attempted to convert First Nations to Christianity without much success. Two of the Jesuit were captured in 1649 by the Iroquois and were sentenced to a martyrdom. In the eighteenth century, the Society of Jesus was suppressed throughout the world by revoking the privilege of recruiting new members. Also, French priests were not permitted to come to Canada. The numbers of the Jesuit reduced as members of the community passed away. In the 1800s, the group reappeared and today is the largest men’s religious order in the Roman Catholic Church with about 20 000 Jesuit

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