The Aboriginal peoples were the first people on this land‚ and yet they have always been treated as second-class citizens. The Canadian government forced Aboriginal Peoples onto reserves and trying to convert them to a more European lifestyle‚ thus destroying their way of life. Although Aboriginal Canadians made significant contributions during the First World War‚ they were often discriminated against and did not receive fair or equal treatment. Firstly Aboriginal men and women made important contributions
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Moreover‚ "Aboriginal people" is a communal title for the original popular of North America (AANDC‚ 2015). The prejudice against the Aboriginal people still continues today‚ it is not as severe and oppressive as it used to be; however‚ it still remains today and is entrenched in the legal‚ education‚ and health care systems (Morrison et al.‚ 2008). Aboriginal people are more prone to be sent to prison especially because they are unable to compensate their fines and receive inadequate representation
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discriminatory beliefs about your culture and appearance. The following paper is an attempt to give a thorough explanation on residential schools and their impact on Aboriginal people by examining theoretical perspectives on their current education. One must first examine why residential schools came into being. Fear of others results in the belief that some are superior while others are inferior beings‚ and the dominant white‚ European culture saw residential schools as a way for their “superior” culture to
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Brett Driscoll Ms. MacLeod English 521 2 December 2013 Missing Children in Residential Schools The harsh reality of the events occurring to native children gone missing from residential schools has been brought to light. Records concur that over 150‚000 children have been taken from their parents‚ sent to residential schools and many never returned. The leading cause of these tragic deaths was disease‚ mainly tuberculosis and the Spanish flu epidemic. The children faced these diseases every
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and infectious diseases. Some of the diseases included smallpox‚ typhoid‚ the bubonic plague‚ influenza‚ mumps‚ measles‚ whooping cough‚ and later on cholera‚ malaria‚ and scarlet fever. Smallpox was a virgin soil epidemic‚ meaning that it was the first outbreak ever to the population that has had no previous experience with it. The Aborigines of the new world had no immunity to smallpox and the entire population was in danger of extinction. At around that time smallpox had a very high mortality rate
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furs could also be found in their territories‚ he was eager to form an alliance with the Hurons and to use Huron trading connections. The Algonkians and the Montagnais were uneasy about the prospect of Champlain forging links with the mighty Huron nation. Trading with natives Champlain forth between Canada and France to look for money and trading ventures. Hats made from beaver fur were becoming the rage in Europe‚ and North America seemed to be a place where money could be made. In 1613‚ Champlain
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returning to their reserves‚ and instead assimilate into Euro-Canadian society.4 Although the ultimate goal was assimilation the schools had to first achieve the goals listed above in order to completely assimilate the Natives. The government essentially used Residential schools as a means to achieve the end‚ which they saw as assimilation.5 The first and most essential step towards the goal of assimilation was the segregation placed between Native children and their families while attending Residential
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There is ancient sport played by the Native Americans centuries ago in North America. This is where‚ to this day‚ the native traditional sport still lives on as... lacrosse. Originally lacrosse was created by the Native Americans hundreds of years ago‚ as far back as the 12th century. Studies about the ancient Native Americans show that almost all the tribes‚ residing in present day Canada and U.S.‚ had a type of stickball or lacrosse. The type of lacrosse more similar to what we play today originated
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In Menno Boldt’s article "Federal Government Policy and he National Interest"‚ he states that‚ "Indian policy provides too limited a framework for understanding the conduct of Indians fairs in Canada‚ and that the conduct of Indian affairs can be understood only as part of a boarder policy making process which impacts on Indians is identified here as the actualization of the "national interest"‚ as a policy paradigm for understanding the conduct of Indian affairs in Canada". So‚ what goals does the
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studies reviewed personal or intergenerational residential school attendance was related to mental health issues such as mental distress‚ depression‚ addictive behaviours and substance misuse‚ stress‚ and suicidal behaviours” (Wilk‚ 2017). Moreover‚ First Nations youth with parents who attended residential schools have a higher risk of psychological distress and are ten percent more likely to have symptoms of depression when compared to youth whose parents did not attend residential schools (Bombay‚ 2013;
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