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Which card would you argue is the most significant overall for Canadian history, not just Indigenous history?

Which card most clearly shows the government’s view of power?

Which card shows the most harmful long-term impact? Why?

Which card do you think has had lasting intergenerational impacts?

Imagine you are a settler in the 1880s: which card would you support most, and why?

Which card had the biggest immediate effect on Indigenous communities?

Which card shows the clearest example of assimilation? Of control? Of erasure?

Which card raises the biggest ethical dilemma for you personally?

If you were an Indigenous leader at the time, which card would you resist most strongly?

Could any of these cards be justified at the time? Why or why not?

Imagine you are a child in a residential school: which card would shape your life most?

From the perspective of an Elder today, which card’s impacts are still felt?

Which card best shows that the Indian Act was about identity control rather than land or resources?

Which card would be the hardest to defend today?

If you had to remove one card from the Indian Act, which would it be and why?

Rank the top 3 most significant cards — then defend your ranking.

From the perspective of a government official, which card would feel “necessary”?