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Section 141 of the Indian Act is passed in Canada.

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As Indigenous organizing grows in Canada and more land claims are asserted, the Canadian government passes Section 141, which bars First Nations people from hiring lawyers and legal counsel. Additionally, the law will eventually be used to regulate against large-scale gatherings of Indigenous people.