always been central to aboriginal economic and social development. A good education determines aboriginal people ’s health‚ literacy‚ employment‚ social status and productivity. In light of overwhelming evidence indicating that obtaining a formal education and being engaged in school are strongly correlated with social and economic well being (Radwanski‚ 1987)‚ educational attainment among aboriginal students has become a pressing issue in Saskatchewan and overall in Canada. After decades of policy
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Discussion Aboriginal women are in unfortunate situations as most of the population lives on reserves which often have limited resources (Citation Missing). Furthermore‚ the women in the family are often dependent on the men for the basic necessities of life‚ therefore‚ they are more prone to family violence (e.g. sexual assaults) (Citation Missing). Due to intergenerational trauma‚ Aboriginal women often engage in prostitution or are more likely to be trafficked across Canada‚ herein lies the possibility
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systematically and deliberately disadvantaged many groups/minorities over the course of its history and in particular‚ women of all social classes. The intersectionality of womanhood and examining the approaches of the Canadian labour market‚ discrimination and regulations. Canada’s labour market is segmented‚ fractured or divided in many ways. The net result is that certain groups such as women‚ visible minorities‚ and youth are more likely to be concentrated in the poorer quality jobs‚ sometimes referred
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Aboriginal Rights in Canada: Are They Being Denied? When Canada was first inhabited by the First Nations people‚ the land was completely their own. They were free to inhabit and use the land in whichever manner they saw fit. However‚ since the arrival of the European settlers‚ the First Nations people have been mistreated in countless ways. They faced many issues throughout history‚ and are now facing even more serious problems in our modern society like having to endure racism‚ discrimination
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Unit 1: Aboriginal Peoples of Canada Summative Activity NBV3E Assembly of First Nations Native American people have been working extremely hard to up old and protect their unique rights. Policy areas allow the protection of their rights. If I could assign 3 policies to improve and concentrate on them would be the Health‚ Education and Land Rights and Claims policies. Firstly‚ I would concentrate on the health of the First Nations peoples. First Nation people suffer a much higher risk of morbidity
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of nationalistic pride. Canada is generally an inclusive and safe country‚ however not everyone has the luxury of enjoying this level of comfort. The thought of our country ignoring the cries of violence against Indigenous women and girls‚ is downright absurd. The Canadian government has acknowledged the severity of the threats to Indigenous women and girls‚ but have no current plan in action to help these women. Indigenous women‚ especially in a respected country like Canada‚ have the right to be
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Aboriginal people are very passionate about their culture and traditions and believe that they are an important part of Canada’s past. Although their customs shaped Canada into a great nation‚ they are slowly fading into the background while competing with the French and English cultures. “Such an understanding gives no consideration to the presence and role of Aboriginal groups throughout history.” First Nation’s people do not receive a just amount of respect and equality in terms of their rights
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leave for war‚ this opened up a vast majority of jobs for women to take over since the work industry could not stop without men as the economy of Canada would become terrible. Women had to do jobs that they would normally never do‚ like working labour jobs or in factories of different kinds. Even through all the trauma and stress women were going through‚ they were being very successful with having these many job opportunities. Most women had kids that they had to watch too‚ so they weren’t just
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Violence Against Women in Canada By: Sujicaa Sivakumaran “More than 3‚300 women are forced to sleep in an emergency shelter to escape domestic violence on any given day” (Statistics Canada‚ 2011)1. Violence against women is present in many forms including domestic violence‚ rape‚ and sexual harassment. Such behaviours can stem from the idea that women deserve less social power‚ which in turn causes men to show their power and control over women in demeaning methods. This is an issue that has been
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PART I: The Authors Voice In the article Colonialism and First Nations Women in Canada by Winona Stevenson‚ the author explains the struggle First Nations women had keeping their culture alive. Upon arriving in America the Europeans suffocated the natives with their rationalisation of female subjugation. Reluctant to give up their traditions and honour the native-American women put up a fight‚ but their efforts would not be strong enough to triumph over the European missionaries. Stevenson chronologically
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