Seeing where I was before this course and where I am now, I can see that there is a huge difference. When I opened my envelope, I found out that my Idea on what I knew about Indigenous people then and now are so different. In my envelope, I wrote that as an Immigrant who is knew to Canada, all I knew about Indigenous people was the Residential school and the Idea that they were the real owners of Canada. But after taking this course, I have come to realize a lot about the Indigenous peoples and not just the Residential school.
In my envelope, I explained that the indigenous people are being recognized well by the media, but what I didn’t know was that they were being misrepresented. Through the text book by Belanger (2014), I learnt about …show more content…
This was really helpful because, Rene made me understand that there was more to Indigenous people than the pains and suffering they went through. He introduced me into the arts and culture of Indigenous people and made me acknowledge that not all the people who went through the Residential school became a mess. Also, I mentioned in my envelope that I knew about an act which was created to help Indigenous people from being discriminated. At that time, I didn’t know it was called the Indian act. But by learning about the Indian act from the class lectures and the textbook, I understand now that the act was not created to stop discrimination. According to Darren Thomas one of the guest speaker, he explained that the Indian act created reserves and a pass system, in which Indigenous people had to get a pass when they want to leave the reserve, ceremonies were banned and their traditional government was also banned. Through this, I have come to recognize that the Residential school was not the only method that was used against Indigenous people. Through the activities in class, the guest speakers and the lectures, I have come to know the real Image of indigenous peoples, their way of knowing, culture, customs and traditions and all these has shaped my experiences about what I knew before and what I know
In my envelope, I explained that the indigenous people are being recognized well by the media, but what I didn’t know was that they were being misrepresented. Through the text book by Belanger (2014), I learnt about …show more content…
This was really helpful because, Rene made me understand that there was more to Indigenous people than the pains and suffering they went through. He introduced me into the arts and culture of Indigenous people and made me acknowledge that not all the people who went through the Residential school became a mess. Also, I mentioned in my envelope that I knew about an act which was created to help Indigenous people from being discriminated. At that time, I didn’t know it was called the Indian act. But by learning about the Indian act from the class lectures and the textbook, I understand now that the act was not created to stop discrimination. According to Darren Thomas one of the guest speaker, he explained that the Indian act created reserves and a pass system, in which Indigenous people had to get a pass when they want to leave the reserve, ceremonies were banned and their traditional government was also banned. Through this, I have come to recognize that the Residential school was not the only method that was used against Indigenous people. Through the activities in class, the guest speakers and the lectures, I have come to know the real Image of indigenous peoples, their way of knowing, culture, customs and traditions and all these has shaped my experiences about what I knew before and what I know