In the 19th century‚ the Canadian government came up with an idea to start assimilating Aboriginal peoples into the dominant culture. This meant taking 150‚000 children away from their homes and communities and placing them into residential schools. The assumption of Aboriginal peoples culture being peculiar‚ was greatly believed by the government and many people. The cruel saying “beat the Indian out of them” unfortunately became true‚ because that is exactly what took place in residential schools
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compensation was offered for individual victims‚ however. In reaction‚ victims of the residential school system turned to the Canadian courts. By June 1998‚ approximately 1‚000 lawsuits were filed. It is estimated that by early 2004‚ more than 5‚000 people may have entered into litigation for damages against the Canadian government. It has also been reported that by March 1999‚ some $20 million had been spent by the Canadian government in settling residential school claims. It is not clear how the state
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the founding of the Hudson’s Bay and Northwest Company during the1670’s‚ the fur trade managed growth and development all the way into Western Canada until 1870. The fur trade was unique‚ for it was the only industry that was based on an exchange of goods between two very different groups of people (namely‚ the Indians and the Europeans). Although most people think of the fur trade as being a male dominated industry‚ Indian women also played very important roles in the industry’s development. However
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where you cannot speak your language or follow your religion? Why would these peculiar people drag you here and abuse you? 150‚000 Indigenous people have experienced that torture and shame‚ which has then continued into many other issues for many of those people; such as depression‚ alcoholism‚ drug addiction‚ lower socioeconomic status on average‚ and suicide. Residential schools powerfully damaged Aboriginal people in a way we cannot ignore. Aside from the dangerous downfall issues that residential
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On Wednesday June 11‚ 2008 at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)‚ the Prime Minister of Canada‚ the Right Honourable Stephen Harper‚ made a Statement of Apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools‚ on behalf of the Government of Canada. Prime Minister Harper offers full apology on behalf of Canadians for the Indian Residential Schools system11 June 2008Ottawa‚ OntarioStatement of Apology PLEASE CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY The treatment of children in Indian Residential Schools is a sad
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obligations to First Nations by discussing issues and bringing closure to all claims. Canada likes to underlie that by looking at the historic inequality and building strong partnerships among First Nations people; governments‚ and the private sector are emerging. Nevertheless‚ the current progress of First Nations Land Claims is very unhurried and seems to be deliberately painstaking. The Canadian government divides Aboriginal claims into two categories that are dealt with under a detailed process made
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3116EL – Aboriginal People and the Criminal Justice System Final Research Paper Residential School System & Intergenerational Impact The purpose of residential schooling was to assimilate Aboriginal children into mainstream Canadian society by disconnecting them from their families and communities and severing all ties with languages‚ customs and beliefs (Chansoneuve‚ 2005). The following paper with depict the history behind residential schools‚ the varying schools across Canada‚ the intergenerational
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Aboriginal people have had to suffer through many different experiences and social determinants over the years‚ one of them being Residential schools‚ which has added to many other issues and arising problems. Starting early 1800-1900’s‚ kids were taken from their families and forced to attend these schools. There were a variety of the schools across Canada. The schools were government funded‚ and run through churches‚ where priests and nuns taught; some of the teachers were hardly educated themselves
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failure to adequately support the Indigenous peoples of Canada is highlighted in how poorly the following three cases or events were handled: residential schools‚ the Harper apology‚ and the current living conditions on reserves. The federal government excused and participated in the abuse in residential schools‚ failed to take action against the pain inflicted upon residential school survivors and family‚ and continued to allow current Indigenous peoples to live in terrible living conditions.
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Residential Schools in Canada Research Paper Residential schools were seen by the Canadian government as a way to civilize the native population and keep their children from continuing in their native traditions. In 1895 Rev Fr A.M Carion stated in a report from a residential school in Kamloops‚ British Columbia that the purpose of the residential school is to civilize the Indian and to make them good‚ useful and law abiding members of society with strict punishments for any wrong doings. 1 Richard
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