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Dominion Lands Act offers "free land" in Western Canada.
Date: 1872
Canada
Indigenous
Colonization
Laws/legislation/policy
The land is demarcated for individuals, colonization companies, the Hudson Bay Company, and railroad companies. The act also sets aside land for First Nations reserves and national parks.
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