The chapter begins with Frideres explaining how Aboriginal people have been facing problems such as social and economic dilemmas for a long time, and how its not something that happened overnight. He then explains how the problems first began when the early European settlers arrived in Canada, “These structural impacts began to affect Aboriginal people at the time of contact with Europeans and became increasingly influential as the immigrant population grew” (Frideres 2). He then goes to say that throughout history we have looked at Aboriginal relations through two main analysis one being Mirco which means individual and the other Macro which is structural, “Social scientists have viewed Aboriginal-White relations through a micro model, focusing
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He has also includes another author in this section named Tabb, who lists some of the things that can describe an underdeveloped country… “ A high birth rate, a small, weak middle class; low rates of increase labour productivity capital formation and domestic savings; and a small monetized market”. Frideres states “This is a relatively accurate description of a reserve in Canada today”. The author then goes on to tell us about the colonial impacts that desecrated the Aboriginal society by killing off the political, economic, and religious systems, he then talks about the war of 1812 but before that here is a fact on the war of 1812 without the help of First Nations warriors such as Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa and there many followers it is without doubt that the British empire would have fallen to the Americans without the help of Indigenous peoples. However instead of being rewarded as heroes for helping defend their country Aboriginal people were forced to surrender their traditional lifestyle once a a great deal of White settlers arrived; in order to christianize them they could not have cultural components that went against christianity, therefore banning ceremonies and dance which are crucial components in Indigenous
He has also includes another author in this section named Tabb, who lists some of the things that can describe an underdeveloped country… “ A high birth rate, a small, weak middle class; low rates of increase labour productivity capital formation and domestic savings; and a small monetized market”. Frideres states “This is a relatively accurate description of a reserve in Canada today”. The author then goes on to tell us about the colonial impacts that desecrated the Aboriginal society by killing off the political, economic, and religious systems, he then talks about the war of 1812 but before that here is a fact on the war of 1812 without the help of First Nations warriors such as Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa and there many followers it is without doubt that the British empire would have fallen to the Americans without the help of Indigenous peoples. However instead of being rewarded as heroes for helping defend their country Aboriginal people were forced to surrender their traditional lifestyle once a a great deal of White settlers arrived; in order to christianize them they could not have cultural components that went against christianity, therefore banning ceremonies and dance which are crucial components in Indigenous