Canadian Indian residential school system

Aboriginal gangs are a phenomenon sweeping across Canadian communities, most notably in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Aboriginal gangs have arisen due to a multitude of reasons, such as welfare, high rates of socio-economic disadvantage, Intergenerational dysfunction in families, and discrimination. It is important to note, Aboriginal Canadians are those who have been approved under the Treaty Indian status, been registered under the Indian Act of Canada, or those who have membership in…

Canada. Not only did immigrants experienced assimilation, they also experienced marginalization and discrimination. Although assimilation is still present in today’s society, multiculturalism became the dominant ideology and an important value of Canadians. The effects of assimilation allowed Canada as a country to learn, develop and progress as a nation. Sociology explain the effects of immigration and assimilation of Canada because through the antiracism and functionalism theory, we can have a…

In the article titled “Modern Racism”, Phil Fontaine challenges a nationalistic view most Canadians have of considering Canada an accommodating and tolerant society. These common myths he challenges include racism not existing in Canada and only bad people being racist. He identifies three types of racism that continue to affect Indigenous peoples and other minority groups in our contemporary society. These types include direct and blatant acts of racism, which is the type that would most likely…

Article Analysis: Troubling the Path of Decolonization Indian Residential School Case Law, Genocide, and Settler Legitimacy In the article Troubling the Path of Decolonization: Indian Residential School Case Law, Genocide, and Settler Legitimacy the author, Leslie Thielen-Wilson, attempts to prove that the European settlers asserted their power over the Native people by treating them as subhuman and regarding them as settler property that had no control over their memories, thoughts, desires,…

in the Canadian criminal justice system. The legacies of racism and colonial injustice permeate Canadian institutions that perpetuate the disproportionate representation of Indigenous peoples in prison. In this paper, I will examine what Indigenous incarceration looks like in Canada and the negative impacts state control over Indigenous peoples is highly problematic, particularly due to systemic racism and overrepresentation in prisons and are legacies of colonialism and residential schools. I…

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…

Aboriginal Youth, the Criminal Justice System, and the Evolution into a Better Canada In a country where our education, laws, and overall societal structures are based on a colonial perspective, Harold Johnson offers an Aboriginal outlook on how First Nations people have lived and struggled under a colonialist Canada. In his book Two Families: Treaties and Government, Johnson examines several issues faced by Aboriginal people today and how a colonial system still contributes to the despair of…

Indian Residential School is a system that was placed among Aboriginal people by Canadian so that they can adapt to the European culture. The point of such a tutoring framework was to constrain native individuals into a pilgrim society. This was accomplished by wiping out their past ethnic and social affiliations and exchanging them with Europeans ones. Driven by evangelists energies trusted it was vital for natives’ Indian children to assimilate into the western tradition. If not parents tend…

Throughout the novel hockey is used as an example of the disadvantages natives faced living in Canadian society. It is evident that natives were at a disadvantage before they even touched the ice and likewise in their everyday lives in the pursuit of obtaining jobs, education and even basic human rights. Wagamese used hockey consistently throughout the novel to shed light on these set backs. Indian horse describes the life of a native boy named Saul and his experiences as a professional native…

The Canadian Residential School System was brought into existence in the late 19th century in a final attempt ‘to get rid of the Indian problem”. In partner with various church organizations and groups, the federal government funded the institutions. The intent of the residential schooling system was to civilize the “savages” and to make them useful and law abiding members of society with strict rules and punishments for any misdeeds (Coliness 2009). Since children were more susceptible to…