the aboriginal peoples are the original inhabits of Canada . the Canadian government believed that the children of the aboriginal people were going to be the start of assimilation. it was with that idea the government decided to create residential schools . the government thought that taking these children and putting them in schools would make lose their culture and identity . by 1910 around 150,000 children were forced to attend these school. they were taken to schools hundreds of miles away and were only allowed to see their families every 10 months. 50% of children died due to terrible living contents and many were diagnosed with tuberculosis because of unsanitary conditions , bad diet , and poor medical care.many children were physical , mentally ,and sexually abused .in 2008 Stephen harper apologized for the tool the people who were forced into residential schools . some people believe that there is a long way to go until the government is forgiven, others have already forgiven the government.
Sikhism is a religion created in the 17th century . it is a …show more content…
Women are usually discriminated against and women who try to overstep societies standards were usually classified as mentally ill. Women were not allowed to file for divorce so choosing the right partner was important.
Woman's job usually consisted of taking care of the family and household work. Women were not allowed to vote. Suffragists were people who advocated women having the right to vote. Canadian suffragists believe that the skills of women would bring a fresh more caring attitude to a male dominated government. By 1896 women had the practice of voting in secret. That had been going on for more than 20 years. In modern day society, women and men are equal. Unfortunately, some women still have to deal with issues like less pay than men, or not being hired because eventually, the woman would have to go on maternity