Keeping Indians out of pool halls a Canadian priority

By Maurice Switzer
THUNDER BAY – OPINION – As to why Indigenous peoples won’t be out in droves to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday party, it’s amazing there isn’t actually a provision in the Indian Act to prohibit such a thing. The legislation first enacted in 1876 was littered with bans on activities like singing, dancing, and participating in public events in “Aboriginal costume”.
If Canadians see any pow-wow dancers on the Parliament Hill stage