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flag Canada first granted Indigenous voting rights in 1885, revoked in 1887, and restored decades later.

flag In 1885, Canada’s first Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald, extended voting rights to "Status Indians," aiming to ensure Indigenous peoples could participate equally in democracy while preserving their treaty rights. flag In a letter from August 1886, he expressed hope that an Indigenous person would one day serve in Parliament. flag However, this right was revoked by Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, reportedly due to concerns over Indigenous support for the Conservative Party. flag The franchise was not restored to First Nations until the mid-20th century.

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