Flashcard on Indigenous Canadian Veterans in WWI

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How many Indigenous people are estimated to have volunteered for the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War?

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Approximately 4,000

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What was the initial policy of the Canadian Government regarding Indigenous enlistment in WWI?

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Not allowing Indigenous recruits to serve overseas

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Which First Nation provided more soldiers than any other Canadian First Nation during WWI?

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Iroquois Six Nations of the Grand River

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What was the role of the 107th Battalion, which included many Indigenous members?

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A pioneer battalion and later part of an engineering brigade

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What was the response of some Indigenous communities to the Canadian government's introduction of conscription in 1917?

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They requested exemption based on past treaty assurances.