Canadian Indian residential school system

Ever felt unwanted or out of place in your own country? Welcome to the story of The Inconvenient Indian : a curious account of native people in North America. The Inconvenient Indian written by the brilliant Thomas King is a nearly immaculate novel developing upon the relations between native and non-natives through the early 19th century up until the modern day. King is a Native American originating from Sacramento, California, who achieved a PhD in English from the University of Utah and has…

significance of the effects of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) boarding schools have had on American Indians past and present, the literature is comparatively small regarding methods to overcome the trauma. Existing literature does, however, explain the history of the boarding schools experience’s harm to American Indian children. Moreover, the literature provides a few methods as to how these victims might mend and move forward. The writer included Canadian literature in this review since…

The effects of Colonization led to a poor health system for Indigenous people which influenced the high rates of HIV/AIDS among them. In order to understand how this health issues began, it is important to look at the first stages of Colonization. Contact with European settlers exposed Indigenous people…

Residential schools were detrimental to the lives of many Aboriginal People and it is crucial that all people understand and are educated about this piece of history. Since residential schools were the engines of cultural genocide, understanding them is the key to gaining perspective into and fixing many contemporary Aboriginal issues. If all people are not educated on residential schools, there will continue to be a burden on Aboriginal communities and discrimination over contemporary issues…

until now, First Nations experienced genocide, residential schools, a school where Indian children were forced to learn English and Catholicism, and the barriers to their own sovereignty. Treaty Number 9 was mentioned and explained throughout the documentary. This treaty was discussed with the Indigenous people…

Razack talks about the Canadian approach to Indigenous people and the different forms in which they are mistreated in the Canadian Justice System. Indigenous people in Canada have been viewed as “less of a person” than the normal white civilian. European Settlers have been trying to assimilate the Aboriginal community into the “white way of life” since they took over their land, when Canada first came about. Canada disadvantaged Aboriginal people by creating the Indian Act (1876). Razack has…

Canada has several anti-discrimination laws that are meant to protect all Canadians, the definition of which is meant to include Indigenous women. Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, passed in 1982, gives all Canadian equal rights to life, liberty, and security of the person. And yet, the law fails to protect Indigenous women time and time again. According to the 2015 NWAC (Native Women’s Association of Canada)’s fact sheet on missing and murdered Indigenous women,…

were not included in the discussions that led into the creation of Canada. A number of treaties were signed between Aboriginal nations and Canadian governments for North America. Between the French and Aboriginal nations, treaties were not written down. As independent peoples and nations aboriginal leaders were prepared to negotiate with the officials of the Canadian government to protect their rights and their people. A reason for signing…

Drew Hayden Taylor’s Sir John A: Acts of a Gentrified Ojibway Rebellion, tells the history of Canada’s Indigenous People. The play shows how Canadian Confederation created a lot of resentment and mistreatment for Indigenous people which is still felt today. The play is divided between two different eras; 19th century Canada with Sir John A MacDonald and present day where the characters debate MacDonald’s legacy and the impact of his policies. MacDonald’s character describes important historical…

youth see their stories, history and traditions ignored, they feel that they are not important in the Canadian fabric. The school system needs to begin to understand the 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…