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Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald
Portrait of Prime Minister of Canada Sir John A. Macdonald.
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Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald
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Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald
Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald led the forced removal of Indigenous Peoples from their land and onto reserves in the mid-nineteenth century. For Macdonald, the goal was not just to remove individuals but to assimilate them into mainstream Canadian culture.
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Notman Studio/Library and Archives Canada/C-010144
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