Challenges Of Resilience

Lastly, one of the strongest attributes that one can associate with Indigenous peoples is their resilience. Resilience is defined as the ability to return to normal. They have been mistreated time and time again, however they continue to fight for themselves and the rights they deserve. In these two relating challenges, resilience is clearly illustrated. Firstly, with the foster care issue, we see the Misipawistik Cree Nation being resilient by approaching abusive households and situations in different ways (“Manitoba’s First Nation’s Solution to Foster Care Crisis: Remove Parents, Not Kids,” 2015). Instead of removing children from their homes and communities to force them to adapt to a new way of life, they have the parents leave (“Manitoba’s
Apprehension is very distressing to a young child, so the nation makes its best effort to keep as much normality in their lives as possible through the difficult transition. Secondly, an example of a First Nation taking a stand about Bipole III is Sapotaweyak Cree Nation (“First Nation sues Manitoba government over Bipole III route,” 2015). Their reserves are located in central Manitoba north of Swan River. They filed a claim of statement over two years ago saying that the province and Manitoba Hydro hadn’t had an official consultation with them about this yet, and that the line passes through their lands. Sapotaweyak Creek Nation’s statement asked for the license that was granted to the province of Manitoba to be revoked or suspended until the government fulfills its consultation requirement (“First Nation sues Manitoba government over Bipole III route,” 2015). In addition, it asked that Manitoba Hydro not be allowed to modify any more land for the transmission line until further consultation. These two instances really focus on the resilience of these Indigenous communities and the fact that even though Indigenous peoples have been mistreated for as long as Europeans have been in North America, they remain strong and hold their