First Nations

I am chief Pontiac of the Ottawa tribe. Many historians have discredited me with their accounts of my involvement in the resistance movement against the British so I am here to set some things straight. I was born in 1720 in an Ottawa tribe near the Maumee river near the Mississippi river. By 1755, I had become chief and many of my people looked up to me to lead them through the resistance of the British Colonies. I allied with the French Colonies and aided them to many victorious. Even though…

Residential School Reflection What happened in residential schools was not "cultural genocide", it wasn't "language genocide" and it wasn't "almost genocide". What happened in residential schools was genocide. Assimilation and elimination of indians was purely for economic and political gain. Residential schools were never a well-intent "gone wrong". They were death almost half of all the children who entered some of those schools. The kids didn't die from some series of unfortunate and…

After residential school were closed it left a lot of trauma within the Indigenous community, many students who attended residential school suffered later years with alcohol and drug abuse. These students would later go on to have families of their own and bring in their past trauma and passed it through generations. This cause many indigenous family to break in half and lead to single parent household. Alcohol became many of the young Indigenous men and women coping mechanism which lead to…

Canada has long contested policy choices in regards to equalization payments. Equalization is the central government of Canada making equalizing payments to Canadian provinces that are less wealthy than others in order to equalize all the provinces’ fiscal capacity. Provinces that receive equalization payments have traditionally been referred to as “have not provinces” as opposed to “have provinces”. The program of equalization was created with equality between provinces as its aim however with…

First Nation’s Salmon Legend: Salient Element of Life First Nation’s people has been a proud producer of salmon in the industry of fisheries even before the Europeans came and colonized Canada, as it is called today. Salmon is not just a source of income and food but also a symbol of life. First Nation people symbolize the fish as a returning relative. According to Elder Ralph Phillips of Xat’sull First Nation, salmon is a one of a kind creature that comes and goes to their life. Considering its…

The movie, Avatar, directed by James Cameron, is a portrayal of how the First Nations were treated by the Europeans and the British. Avatar is connected and is similar to the history of the First Nations people of Canada. There are many similarities and differences, for example, in the movie, the land of the Na’vi people was invaded by the American military. The First Nations land was invaded by Europeans who discovered North America by accident. This is a similarity as both of the tribes…

Insufficient Support to First-Nations By: Tristan Maybee #200350618 17/11/2014 First-Nation Discrimination in Canada Introduction In today’s modern society there are many minority groups that have faced and currently face racial discrimination. Groups such as the First-Nations face these social problems every day and the government doesn’t provide enough help. These problems however are getting worse and not better, although the government gives millions of dollars and provides…

Canada has always thrived on being a country that people can trust to be welcoming and compassionate. Since the first world war, Canada’s participation and success on the battlefields did the most to create a sense of distinct nationhood; resulting in a flood of cultural nationalism across the country. However, in recent years, Canada’s familiar reputation for being a peacekeeping nation quickly changed as a certain political party took over the country. Spending billions of dollars to send…

and beliefs. The respective nation’s have all unique aspects of which help to define them as a collective group but still can relate to the even bigger picture. From information gathered within the First Source it can be determined that it is based off of the Korean culture and how their sense of nation is is more based on their ancestry. The Korean culture shows examples of that they take what happened in the past and use it as a life lesson that helps push them further forward. In addition…

Mulgan suggests that “All of nationalism can be understood as a kind of collective narcissism.” Mulgan, the Chief Executive of the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts, describes the tendencies of nations to regard themselves as superior. These tendencies drive nations to become stronger often resulting in a superiority complex. Presently, our world is embedded in a rich history that has been influenced by great powers that have existed and still exist today. These influences…