Canadian aboriginals have experienced an increase in racial discrimination as racial tensions have become amplified in Canada from the persisting effects of the relocation of the indigenous people in 1953. This paper will explore the lasting effects of forced relocation the indigenous people in regards to the Blauner Hypothesis and the deconstruction of the productive family unit. More then 40% of indigenous people are unemployed and experience much higher rates of suicide, alcoholism, and drug use. This paper will examine the influence of relocation on these lasting effects of inequality and discrimination in a post-industrial society.
Introduction
In the northern parts of Canada, there is an ethnic minority of Canadians living in isolation from the rest of modern societyharacterized by ethno- centrism, competition, and a differential in power, then some form of racial or ethnic stratification will result These groups of people lack proper health care and modern medicine, education and live in impoverished conditions. They live there as a result of a mandated relocation ordered by the Canadian government in 1953, away from society where they are isolated from all that is considered modern day living. These people are the …show more content…
The Noel hypothesis suggests that when two or more groups come into a contact situation characterized by competition and a differential in power, then some form of racial or ethnic stratification will result. (Kendall 2001). Canadian aboriginals experience stratification in every aspect of their lives, which is most likely the result of the push for them to re locate back into society after the forced relocation. While the aboriginals in Canada still do not experience much primary structural assimilation between them and the main culture in Canada, they do experience some secondary structural assimilation, for example through their living
Introduction
In the northern parts of Canada, there is an ethnic minority of Canadians living in isolation from the rest of modern societyharacterized by ethno- centrism, competition, and a differential in power, then some form of racial or ethnic stratification will result These groups of people lack proper health care and modern medicine, education and live in impoverished conditions. They live there as a result of a mandated relocation ordered by the Canadian government in 1953, away from society where they are isolated from all that is considered modern day living. These people are the …show more content…
The Noel hypothesis suggests that when two or more groups come into a contact situation characterized by competition and a differential in power, then some form of racial or ethnic stratification will result. (Kendall 2001). Canadian aboriginals experience stratification in every aspect of their lives, which is most likely the result of the push for them to re locate back into society after the forced relocation. While the aboriginals in Canada still do not experience much primary structural assimilation between them and the main culture in Canada, they do experience some secondary structural assimilation, for example through their living