The Indian Act, a Canadian legislation, did indeed deny women status, introduced Residential schools, and created reserves. This act, implemented in 1876, aimed to assimilate Indigenous peoples into mainstream Canadian society. Under this act, Indigenous women lost their status if they married non-Indigenous men, while Indigenous men who married non-Indigenous women retained their status. Residential schools were established to forcibly assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture, causing immense cultural loss and trauma. Reserves were designated lands where Indigenous peoples were forced to live, often in poor conditions, further marginalizing and isolating them from mainstream society.