Questions On The Indian Act Of 1876
Journal 1 - Who is and Who isn’t a Status Indian?
The Indian Act of 1876 had many different parts to it and how it affected the lives of First Nations people very negatively. The notion to shift from a matrilineal society to a patrilineal society affected how the First Nations women were viewed. This shift in power meant change for the women with their status as First Nation because if they married a European settler they and their future children would lose status, while a European woman who marries a First Nations man would gain status. I think this is extremely unfair and this law should not have been made legal. It also affected their future children which I feel is unfair because the children would grow up not knowing or being involved in their mother’s culture. This must have been a very confusing thing for the children to go through because they would grow up only knowing half of their heritage and only be allowed to participate in half of it too. This also must have made the First Nations women feel powerless and unequal to the males of their culture and the European males. This was a huge issue for the First Nations …show more content…
The Europeans took over the First Nations people culture by how they acted, where they lived, and lastly who or could not be considered a status Indian. I think the European settlers should have tried to live with the Aboriginal people without trying to assimilate them. That would have helped each culture survive and thrive together and make Canada more peaceful. If this would have happened the history of Canada would have been completely different and I think it would have made less problems today. It would have made Canada a more peaceful place to live and Canada would then be considered more of a culturally accepting place to live. The First Nations women were respected for their spiritual and mental
The Indian Act of 1876 had many different parts to it and how it affected the lives of First Nations people very negatively. The notion to shift from a matrilineal society to a patrilineal society affected how the First Nations women were viewed. This shift in power meant change for the women with their status as First Nation because if they married a European settler they and their future children would lose status, while a European woman who marries a First Nations man would gain status. I think this is extremely unfair and this law should not have been made legal. It also affected their future children which I feel is unfair because the children would grow up not knowing or being involved in their mother’s culture. This must have been a very confusing thing for the children to go through because they would grow up only knowing half of their heritage and only be allowed to participate in half of it too. This also must have made the First Nations women feel powerless and unequal to the males of their culture and the European males. This was a huge issue for the First Nations …show more content…
The Europeans took over the First Nations people culture by how they acted, where they lived, and lastly who or could not be considered a status Indian. I think the European settlers should have tried to live with the Aboriginal people without trying to assimilate them. That would have helped each culture survive and thrive together and make Canada more peaceful. If this would have happened the history of Canada would have been completely different and I think it would have made less problems today. It would have made Canada a more peaceful place to live and Canada would then be considered more of a culturally accepting place to live. The First Nations women were respected for their spiritual and mental