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    Indian Act Research Paper

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    policies developed by the government of Canada in order to assimilate and colonize First Nations people of Canada. The Indian Act sets forth racist‚ colonizing and assimilating properties in order to control First Nations people and ensure their right to self-determination is abolished. Women’s rights‚ property rights‚ and self-determination are just three aspects of the Indian Act that has negatively impacted First Nations people in Canada throughout history and to this day. The Indian Act especially

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    Discrimination in Canada

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    they are first nation citizens or not‚ so why is the Canadian government paying deaf ears to the cries of these citizens? The first Nations protest against the Canadian government‚ “Idle No More” is not just a fun thing so the government should actually sit back and listen to the complaints and needs of these Canadian indigenes. “We fought for your rights in 1818 fight for ours” (Chief Theresa Spence‚ Created Friday December 28th 2012.) This is a quote by the First Nations simply

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    Minority Groups In Canada

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    move back into a “people to people‚ culture to culture‚ nation to nation” relationship. This source explains the direction the government needs to take to begin in to start the healing process between themselves and minority groups in canada. The statement shows that there is different cultures within our nation and that one can not be more powerful than another. It is argued that if partnerships are not created between groups within a nation‚ especially the government‚ it allows for minority cultures

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    healthy BC First Nations families and communities‚ it is expected of the FNHA to also play a role in implementing some of the recommendations. This would mean‚ working with First Nations communities‚ other BC health authorities‚ provincial and federal governments‚ on recommendations directly related to improving health outcomes. However‚ it is important to note that implementation would come with financial obligations that FNHA might have to bear.

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    Oka Conflict Analysis

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    A nation can be defined as group of people who feel connections to one another‚ who shared the same history‚ culture‚ traditions‚ language‚ and religion. It can be viewed as something found in the feelings and minds of the people‚ an internal connection to others. The list that defines a nation‚ in itself‚ plays a part of the foundation of identity. However‚ a nation‚ in itself‚ can cause conflict between the nation and the people. This can due to the lack of communication or misunderstanding between

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    The United Nations was more successful than the League of Nations in maintaining world peace by comparing with the scale and powerfulness of members‚ structure and measures in solving conflicts. The scale of members of UN was bigger than the LN. The League of Nations was created at the PPC (1919)‚ suggested by the president of the USA‚ Wilson. It was designed to be universal and devoted to the settlement of disputes and the prevention of war. There were only 8 members of the Council‚ 4 permanent

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    Assimilation In Canada

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    Policymakers had begun to directly interfere with the internal affairs of First Nations groups upon the basis of their system of government‚ further deploying assimilationist policies that reflect their own beliefs (Brock 368). Individualism versus collective rights‚ similarly as to what Trudeau had

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    Canada. The first residential school was established in 1840 by the Canadian government. These schools treated the First Nation people poorly and didn’t allow them to see their family. Imagine yourself in the Aboriginals place‚ being stuck in a school and potentially physically and mentally abused by the teachers. You might also have terrible side effects that will affect generations to come. For many‚ this thought is unbearable‚ but for Aboriginals‚ it was their life. In 1883 the first residential

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    Northern Gateway Project

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    Coastal First Nations group is protective against the pipeline but have run out of money the Pipeline Board allotted them for investigations‚ interrogations and legal fees. Of the $520‚000 they requested‚ they only received $286‚000 which is no match to the Enbridge group‚ who are pushing for the pipeline to be built‚ which received $250 million from the board. (3) Recently‚ the First Nations had to leave the hearing of the Pipeline Project because of this disadvantage. The Coastal First Nations

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    First Peoples have been treated with repugnant unfairness for centuries around the globe. They are even unable to escape this malicious inequality in one of the world’s most diverse and multicultural countries‚ Canada. Canada’s progress in the advancement of the rights of First Nations who live on the country’s own soil is disgracefully slow. This atrocious behaviour “on a number of occasions has been criticized in international forums for the miserable conditions that affect… First Nations peoples

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