McKenna–McBride Commission

McKENNA–McBRIDE COMMISSION (1913–16) was established under the terms of a 1912 federal-provincial agreement settling outstanding matters relating to aboriginal affairs. The agreement created a Royal Commission on Indian Affairs to adjust the size of BC RESERVES. The 5-person commission was named for Premier Richard McBRIDE, who was not a member, and J.A.J. McKenna, a federal Department of Indian Affairs official, who was. Both governments promised that changes to reserves would take place...

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