Analysis Of To Be Indian In Canada Today By Richard Wagamese

The media narrative, “To be Indian in Canada today…” written by Richard Wagamese discusses the struggles that the Indian community faces in Canada today. The author evaluates the position of Indians in Canada as the federal court decides to identify Métis and non-status Indians as “Indians” under the Constitution Act. In the media narrative, Wagamese examines the hardships that children and women face as Indians (Wagamese 2013). The author also uses specific words and phrases that connect to the question of nationalism and national identity while discussing the position of Indians in Canada. The phrases convey a message about the national identity and culture of Canada and connections can be drawn to the concept of nationalism and nation-state discussed in class. The media narrative discusses the struggle that Indian community faces in Canada. This comes following the government’s decision to identify Métis and non-status Indians as “Indians”. The author discusses how this has an immense impact on the Indian population as more individuals from the Indian community have to face “the struggles, frustration and denials” (Wagamese 2013) that status Indian including the past generation had to deal with. The author makes eight remarks about being an Indian in Canada today. He discusses the …show more content…
Wagamese analyzes the struggles faced by children and woman and the unfairness that Indians are forced to endure. The article connects to the questions of nationalism and national identity while examining the relationship between Canadian and the First Nation community. The messages in the article was also related to concepts such as nationalism and nation-state, that were discussed in class. The media narrative discusses the struggles of the Indian community through examining the hardships and struggles from perspective of a First Nation