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CA-K662Indigenous peoples & reconciliation

Frank Oliver, Edmonton editor and interior minister

Frank Oliver (City of Edmonton Archives).
Frank Oliver (City of Edmonton Archives). Frank Oliver2 · Alfred Biyth · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Frank Oliver, owner and editor of the Edmonton Bulletin from 1880, championed a West shaped for white British and American settlers. As Minister of the Interior from 1905 to 1911 he promoted immigration policies aimed at excluding Black and Asian immigrants, and as superintendent of Indian Affairs he oversaw an expansion of residential schools and amended the Indian Act to allow forced surrender of reserve lands near towns.

Scope & context

Oliver as described in his 2023 reviewed designation, not the residential school system as a whole (see CA-K029).

Sources behind this record

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Frank Oliver National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Reasons for designation (reviewed)