Aboriginal People Essay

Shakespeare's work however, the writing of these are more relatable, and also would discuss more specific issues for Canadian's. Indigenous people might not make up a significant part of the total Canadian population, 4.3% (statcan, 2011), but their culture is giant part of Canada's history. I believe it is important for students to learn about, and to be aware of the Aboriginals history and how they were treated. From having their land taken away from them and being subjected to cultural…

The Dreaming Many people would be aware of the Dreaming in terms of creation stories. However, what may be less apparent, is that while the Dreaming does refer to the period leading up to creation, this period is also concerned with balance and the relationship between the world’s spiritual, moral and natural elements. Collectively, this is what is known as the Dreaming (Stanner, 1958). As such, connection to the natural environment and to the land by individuals or groups is considered sacred…

Disruption of traditional education The bitter reality of this world is, one who holds the greater power rules everyone, similarly that was happened with Indigenous peoples when the European colonizers deliberately and forcefully separated Indigenous children from their parents to take the savage out from them and to transform them into civilized individuals, completely negating their cultural influence on them . Residential schools were the product of the hidden cultural bias of the Western…

being a member of the aboriginal people, it is hard for me to determine if they feel like they have become apart of mainstream society. However, living in an area that is heavily populated with Native American people, I can come up with my best possible answer to this question. Even though they shop at the same places I do, or eat at the same restaurants, it still seems as though they are separated from the rest of the population. Not to mention that most of the native people tend to live in…

The effects of residential schools are said to last for seven generations and healing will take as long. It is not possible for communities, families and nations to heal within a few years - however, healing has begun and will continue to grow. According to a study by the Assembly of First Nations, the individual healing process has a number of steps. One of the first steps is recognizing what has happened and what needs to change. Once we recognize the wrong that has been done, we…

It teaches Canadians that violence is not the best way to deal with injustice, but by apologizing, redressing and raising awareness, people can deal with it in a much friendly matter. The prejudice in this book is something that could not be prevented as it is how the author wanted to tell Matt’s story. The author does however; give readers a different take on how her characters dealt…

damage they are causing Indigenous children and be willing to change the curriculum to reflect the stories of colonization and its impacts on Aboriginal peoples. Reconciliation needs to be addressed among educators of primary school and they must share the information of the federal and Provincial’s governments role in the history of genocide towards indigenous people, their culture, language and communities. Many children, cannot comprehend the effects of intergenerational trauma passed down…

Elijah Harper was the first Treaty Aboriginal to be a Member of The Legislative Assembly in Manitoba. He was in the Legislature between the years of 1981-1997. Elijah Harper’s career achievement was blocking the passing of The Meech Lake Accord. Elijah Harper was correct that the Meech Lake Accord deserved to be stopped. This is due to the fact that it was being voted on by people who had a conflict of interest. Secondly, it would have created an inequality of power between Quebec and the rest…

Residential schooling was an act of cultural genocide because people were not murdered, but the Indigenous culture was. Children who were forced to attend residential schools had their tongues stabbed if they spoke their native language. A residential school survivor says. “ I remember getting my tongue pulled out and pinched if I spoke my native tongue”. This was an act of cultural genocide because children were punished for speaking their native language, consequently, it was gradually removed…

Residential schools established after the 1880s. Christian churches and Canadian government originally conceived the residential schools. In all residential schools, everything was structured, and children had to follow all rules without regret. We watched a few videos, and the survivor that we chose to research about is Luille Mattess who attended Legac Residential School when she was six years old. We chose Luille because we both thought that she was the one who was telling the story with…