The reserve is broken into parcels and sold, 41977 The Squamish Nation launches legal efforts to ‘claim portion of reserve; the Musqueam Indi Band and Tlei-Waunath Nation launch countercsims to inter- ests in former reserve land. 2002 The Squamish Nation vitoros in eciming ‘one small portion of its former reserve.® ‘This is one example of how the government manipu- lated the Indian det sit ite needs. © Renamed indviduas with European names | motivation tassimiate‘often than not, a non-indigenous sumame. Womnen were siven Christin names an! wnigned te surat of Weir ‘athers or husbands, ‘The Indian agents on the west coast of Canada often ‘sed biblical names ffom different religious denomina- tions, repeating them as they worked ther way through ‘hele jurisdiction, which explains the frequency of une- ‘ated fais thar share common last names, Or they used which {usually reply, “No, ‘Ym sure we had the same Indian agent” Once the Indian generations I i er tainly not the case for ancestral names, which date back Created a permit system to contol ndans' ability to sll products trom farme [No Band or iegular Band of Indians, and no Indian of sy Bando regular Baad in the North: Wes Tex ‘tories may, without the consent in writing ofthe nesueran wees rome | 37 Indian Ageot fr the locality, se bare, exchange, oF vet any person o persons whomeoeve, any rin, or oot cops, oF other produc grown on sy Indian Reserve inthe NorthWest Testes, or any part of sach Reserv; and any such sal, barter, eachange or if shal be absolutly all and oid (Onder in-Counl, ngs 9 888° Agriculture was one objective chosen asthe path for Indians to fallow to become “civized” But many reserves were located in areas that were unsuitable for agriculture, Government agencies liter used the low success rate of some Indian farmers as reason to reduce the sizeof agents and farm instractors worked with Indi- ans to teach them how to farm, although growing crops fed with the permicto-ellyetem, Ian farmers were then placed inthe position of requir ofthe permit sytem, eters | were prohibited from purchasing goods and services fom Indian farmers,