Since Canada was created in 1867, the relationship between federal government and First Nations has always been an issue, the Indian Act was signed to control the situation. Once aboriginal people were strongly encouraged by The Indian Act to be assimilated, they can forego their aboriginal identities by different approaches like getting an university degree and marrying a non-status man. Even some aboriginal traditional activities were banned. Moreover it is fact that aboriginal populations are more or less facing discrimination. During a long period of time, First Nations children were forced to go to residential school where they were made to forget their aboriginal everything and they were often abused. Knowing the leak of the Act, Prime Minister presented the apology of Canada, the conflicts are still impossible to be properly solved. However, although the First nations do not like the feeling of being controlled, they are not willing to give up the privilege and protection by undoing the Act.

I think, given the problem are not to be solved easily, letting the First nations make their own choices under the protection of Canada is probably the right way of dealing with it. Because setting too much constraint for First Nations may cause the furies of them making chaos among whole nations. Also it is hard to just take away the benefit of being one of the First Nations making them equally fair as every Canadian. Thus The Indian Act should not be there. More flexible arrangement should come on stage.