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    Long before Europeans came to North America‚ aboriginal people had a highly developed system of education. There was a great deal for aboriginal children to learn before they could survive on their own. Aboriginal elders and parents passed on not only survival skills to their children‚ but their history‚ artistic ability‚ music‚ language‚ moral and religious values. When European missionaries began to live amongst aboriginal people‚ they concluded that the sooner they could separate children from

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    A vast majority of modern societies around the world view Canada as an accepting nation that embraces a variety of different people‚ and hosts many diverse cultures. For instance‚ in the 1920’s not all Canadians were free from discrimination‚ and although most people were embracing this time of prosperity with new inventions and exciting lifestyles‚ others‚ such as the Indigenous peoples of Canada‚ were struggling to avoid the the overbearing push of extreme cultural discrimination. The residential

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    The Komagata Maru Step 2: Who was involved in this incident? Why had people decide to leave their home countries and come to Canada? Why were the people on the ship only the ones to not get a visa that easily (the race)? How could have the people on the ship come into Canada? How many people were on the ship? When did this happen? Step 3: Laws became more strict and discriminating At the time Canada needed people to fertilize the western farmland‚ but they preferred those from the US‚ Britain

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    The modes of transportation and the shelters of a First Nation is really important as it is an essential for their survival.Their most fundamental mode of transportation was walking‚ a lot of their traveling was done on foot. In the winter they would wear snowshoes to make walking easier and would have sleds or toboggans to carry loads‚ which were carried by themselves or dogs‚ however not all bands had dogs. There were two types of snowshoes‚ bear paw snowshoe was made to carry for weight and narrow

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    United Nations Reform Many of the UN’s functions and responsibilities have come under weighty circumstances. For example‚ the delegation of revenue to it’s ramifications and the standard of which "who" will "maintain" a seat on the security counsil are two of the main topics. First off‚ financing the United Nations 15 specialized agencies‚ the UN itself‚ and roughly 9‚000 staff members (of which 40% are of professional grade) with the "Regular Budget" is a problem that continues to be a major

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    Smith presents an inaccurate view within the Wealth of Nations that most people willingly live a parsimonious lifestyle. Smith clearly lacked the perspective needed to properly access the true nature of those who are left to choose their own lifestyle. Had Adam Smith been able to observe the prodigal environment of the Dupont campus‚ then his perspective would have undoubtedly been readjusted. Smith’s position throughout the Wealth of Nations is supported by the fact that his society endured much

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    In the 19th century the Canadian government believed it was responsible for educating and caring for the country’s aboriginal people. It though that native peoples best chance for success was to adopt Christianity and Canadian customs. Thus‚ in 1857 the Gradual Civilization Act was passed to assimilate natives. Children were the main targets‚ because it was believed that it would be easier to mould a young child as opposed to an adult. By assimilating the aboriginal children into the lower fringes

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    History Pg. 54 (Q. 1‚2‚4‚5) 55. (Q.2‚3‚4‚5) 1. Some of the difficulties between the French & the Aboriginals would be communication. Communicating with one another using different methods due to the fact the languages that are spoken from both sides are not the same. For the French learning & adjusting‚ to the Aboriginal lifestyle because both life styles are quite different. Also‚ Trust might be a difficulty. There might be some trust issues between the French and the Aboriginal

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    about the exploitation‚ the history of the products and the solutions. To begin with‚ the exploitation is widely discussed in both essays. Taylor uses some contrasts to explain this point. Kayaks and canoes are used as the lifeblood of Inuit and First Nations People. They were vital means of transportation and survival‚ not games. But nowadays they are used as toys to amuse bored weekend warriors”. Facing roaring rapids‚ native people think it is not safe and turn around‚ while Caucasian natural inclination

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    were very hostile and treated them very badly. The Europeans tried to assimilate the Aboriginal’s culture and force them to become like the Europeanss. The Canadian justice system has marginalized the Aboriginals of Canada for many years. For the first couple hundred years there were many wars between the Europeans and the Aboriginals. But then things started to stabilize and the Aboriginals and the European settlers began to trade amongst one another and become more and more dependent on each other

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