Racial Discrimination In Canada
Many people came to Canada because they thought it was a country of opportunity to them. If you were to look into Canada’s history, you might say Canada was not a land of opportunity for all groups. Gender, race, religion and education were all very important aspects that shaped Canada’s history. These four categories weren’t respected and treated with care. This is why gender, race, religion and education are still a problem within our country today. The government of Canada was not fair to the First Nations because they sent them to residential schools and told them to change their beliefs. About 100 years ago, if you were to think back on to how the government (white people) treated the First Nations community, you might be very shocked.
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When the Europeans first settled in Canada, they didn’t really like what they saw from the First Nations. All they wanted from the First Nations was their goods and most importantly, they wanted to control and take over their land. Métis fought for a land called Red River because the Canadian government took over Rupert’s Land, where they were settled before. Chinese, Japanese and African-American people were also deeply affected. Chinese immigrants came to Canada with a hope of a better life by building the railroad. Many Chinese and Japanese immigrants were poorly paid ($1-per hour) and were harassed and abused in front of each other. Black people weren’t even considered humans; they were bought by Europeans as slaves. All races except for the rich, white people, were treated differently without any respect, they didn’t have any freedom and weren’t given any …show more content…
Many First Nations, Métis, Chinese, Japanese and African-American were treated horribly by the Canadian government. Gender equality wasn`t celebrated throughout most of Canada because of gender discrimination. Other races except for white people were looked down at as if they weren`t even human. The access to education was only given to white children and not First Nations children. Even though a lot has changed throughout the years, I think the people who went through these terrible experiences won’t forgive or forget what the Canadian government did to them. With all these changes in the government I can say since Canada wasn’t a land of opportunity then, it definitely is
When the Europeans first settled in Canada, they didn’t really like what they saw from the First Nations. All they wanted from the First Nations was their goods and most importantly, they wanted to control and take over their land. Métis fought for a land called Red River because the Canadian government took over Rupert’s Land, where they were settled before. Chinese, Japanese and African-American people were also deeply affected. Chinese immigrants came to Canada with a hope of a better life by building the railroad. Many Chinese and Japanese immigrants were poorly paid ($1-per hour) and were harassed and abused in front of each other. Black people weren’t even considered humans; they were bought by Europeans as slaves. All races except for the rich, white people, were treated differently without any respect, they didn’t have any freedom and weren’t given any …show more content…
Many First Nations, Métis, Chinese, Japanese and African-American were treated horribly by the Canadian government. Gender equality wasn`t celebrated throughout most of Canada because of gender discrimination. Other races except for white people were looked down at as if they weren`t even human. The access to education was only given to white children and not First Nations children. Even though a lot has changed throughout the years, I think the people who went through these terrible experiences won’t forgive or forget what the Canadian government did to them. With all these changes in the government I can say since Canada wasn’t a land of opportunity then, it definitely is