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INDIAN HOMESTEAD [1 record]

Record 1 1990-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heritage
OBS

homestead : In the West (of Canada), a parcel of public land, usually consisting of 160 acres (a quarter section, equal to about 65 hectares), granted to a settler under certain conditions by the federal government.

OBS

(From) an act of Parliament passed in 1872, in full called the Free Land Homestead Act, governing the conditions under which the government land was to be settled, especially in the Canadian West.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patrimoine
OBS

homestead : Concession de 160 acres faite par l'État (le Canada) à un colon, (habituellement dans l'Ouest), sous certaines conditions.

OBS

Un homestead était habituellement concédé à une personne. Aujourd'hui, on dirait "concédé à un autochtone.

OBS

Ailleurs au Canada, on aurait parlé de "concession" ou de "lot de colonisation".

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