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===Canada=== {{main|Pass system (Canadian history)}} In 1885 the "[[Pass system (Canadian history)|pass system]]" was introduced in [[Canada]], to restrict and control the movement of [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] people within Canada. Instituted at the time of the [[North-West Rebellion]], it remained in force for 60 years despite having no basis in law.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/dark-history-canada-s-pass-system-1.3454022 | title =Dark history of Canada's First Nations pass system uncovered in documentary | last =Cram | first =Stephanie | date =February 19, 2016 | website = CBC News | publisher = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] | access-date =February 20, 2016 }}</ref> Any First Nation person caught outside his Indian reserve without a pass issued by an Indian agent was returned to the reserve or incarcerated.
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