The topic I have chosen to explore in my paper is First Nation’s residential schools. How can we all be involved in reconciliation? Why is it important for all Canadians to have a role in reconciliation? I will first describe the residential schools and what happened, then move on to see the aftermath of these residential schools in a variety of settings and to conclude, I will talk about how we can all be a part of reconciliation and why is it important for all Canadians to have a role. My thesis is that First Nations residential schools touched so many First Nations people in such a negative way and which continues to harm generations that have followed the residential school survivors, that to get reconciliation correct gives First Nations
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When you were released from residential school, what was to happen next? You were discouraged from returning to your home community, and instead, you were forced into an unfamiliar location. The children who did return to their home communities took the ideas of control and abuse from residential schools, and started the cycle of abuse again. (Cedar Project, 2008) There is an estimated 80,000 living residential school survivor. As former children start raising their families, it’s obvious to see the intergenerational effects of residential schools; it’s evident in communities where abuse and substance/alcohol abuse is widespread. (Cedar project, 2008) Another problem to consider is the HIV vulnerability within the aboriginal communities. Aboriginal people make up 3.3% of the population in Canada, but represent 7.5% percent of all HIV infections within Canada. (Cedar Project, 2008) Sexual trauma from residential schools continues to impact families. Children from residential schools are more likely to be paid for sex and more likely to have over 20 lifetime partners. (Cedar Project, 2008) These schemas of sex stem from residential schools. The earliest sexual experience of residential school children was predominately the sexual abuse they had suffered at the hands of authority figures. Another aspect of the aftermath of residential schools that’s important, is the behaviour …show more content…
One of the elements of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement was the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report in 2015. The report included 94 recommendations for action in areas such as Child Welfare, Education, Language and Culture, Health and Justice. (Calls to Action - TRC, n.d)
In 2008, in response to the interim report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Harper Conservative Government acknowledged the suffering of aboriginal people in residential schools and offer an apology on behalf of the Government of Canada. (Statement of Apology, 2008)
Coming into the federal general election of 2015, the Liberal Party pledged to implement all 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including a promise to implement the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within Canada. However, the current Canadian government announced the past summer that this goal would no longer be
When you were released from residential school, what was to happen next? You were discouraged from returning to your home community, and instead, you were forced into an unfamiliar location. The children who did return to their home communities took the ideas of control and abuse from residential schools, and started the cycle of abuse again. (Cedar Project, 2008) There is an estimated 80,000 living residential school survivor. As former children start raising their families, it’s obvious to see the intergenerational effects of residential schools; it’s evident in communities where abuse and substance/alcohol abuse is widespread. (Cedar project, 2008) Another problem to consider is the HIV vulnerability within the aboriginal communities. Aboriginal people make up 3.3% of the population in Canada, but represent 7.5% percent of all HIV infections within Canada. (Cedar Project, 2008) Sexual trauma from residential schools continues to impact families. Children from residential schools are more likely to be paid for sex and more likely to have over 20 lifetime partners. (Cedar Project, 2008) These schemas of sex stem from residential schools. The earliest sexual experience of residential school children was predominately the sexual abuse they had suffered at the hands of authority figures. Another aspect of the aftermath of residential schools that’s important, is the behaviour …show more content…
One of the elements of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement was the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report in 2015. The report included 94 recommendations for action in areas such as Child Welfare, Education, Language and Culture, Health and Justice. (Calls to Action - TRC, n.d)
In 2008, in response to the interim report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Harper Conservative Government acknowledged the suffering of aboriginal people in residential schools and offer an apology on behalf of the Government of Canada. (Statement of Apology, 2008)
Coming into the federal general election of 2015, the Liberal Party pledged to implement all 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including a promise to implement the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within Canada. However, the current Canadian government announced the past summer that this goal would no longer be