Before World War 2, Canada was mainly populated with Europeans who came from Britain and France. Many people who were considered racial minorities were mistreated during this era. African-Canadians were still not considered equals and were isolated in communities farther away from highly populated white towns. First Nation children were forced to go to residential schools in effort for Canada to be an "all white" country and get rid of any other religions. In British Columbia, there was mistreatment of Japanese people when a lot of them came to Canada around 1914, and continued on through this time period. Canada was an unjust society between the years of 1929-1945.
Black Canadians were still not considered equals during these years. In Nova Scotia there was still separate schools for black children. They weren't as educated as whites and the schools were of inferior quality compared to others of European descent. It was also quite difficult for them to get jobs as people still had a racist mindset. During this time Canada was dealing with the …show more content…
The first schools opened during the 1880's and the last one closed in 1996. 4 Aboriginal children were taken from their homes at the ages of anywhere between 5-15 years old. They were created to "kill the Indian in the child."5 These schools were set up by the churches and they were taught Christian religion. The children were not allowed to speak their languages or they would be punished. Needles would be stuck in their tongue or they would be beaten or whipped. It was said in the Indian Act in 1920 that it was mandatory for all First Nations to attend a residential school and it was illegal to receive any other form of education.6 If the parents refused they would be thrown in jail. This shows how Canada was unjust because they were not accepting of other cultures and they tried to get rid of Indian
Black Canadians were still not considered equals during these years. In Nova Scotia there was still separate schools for black children. They weren't as educated as whites and the schools were of inferior quality compared to others of European descent. It was also quite difficult for them to get jobs as people still had a racist mindset. During this time Canada was dealing with the …show more content…
The first schools opened during the 1880's and the last one closed in 1996. 4 Aboriginal children were taken from their homes at the ages of anywhere between 5-15 years old. They were created to "kill the Indian in the child."5 These schools were set up by the churches and they were taught Christian religion. The children were not allowed to speak their languages or they would be punished. Needles would be stuck in their tongue or they would be beaten or whipped. It was said in the Indian Act in 1920 that it was mandatory for all First Nations to attend a residential school and it was illegal to receive any other form of education.6 If the parents refused they would be thrown in jail. This shows how Canada was unjust because they were not accepting of other cultures and they tried to get rid of Indian