First Nations

In 1969, the Canadian government, proposed a White Paper which asked to revoke the terms of the Indian Act and all other treaties made between the reserves and the country. The White Paper provoked widespread opposition and was later retracted in 1971. The White Paper proposed by the government was not only unsuccessful, but further solidified the gap between the Native peoples of Canada and the rest of Canadian society. This is shown through the Canadian government following the example of the…

classroom setting, Stephen Harper, in 2008, apologized for the Indian Residential School system (Statement of Apology, 2010). Consequently, an education act was made effective to build a new foundation for Aboriginal education in Canada. Article, First Nations Education Needs Fresh Ideas, Leaders say, written by, Daniel Schwartz, talks about how Aboriginal People are finally being acknowledged for their tragic past in Canada’s education system and what is being done to serve…

Natives face today, such as destroyed lives, endangered cultures and languages,1 unforeseeable economic future on reserves, and how it silently neglects and lets them struggle in those problems. Canadian history is a great example how we grow as a nation and learn valuable lessons from our previous mistakes. Canada began allowing immigration for refugees after discovering the repercussions of Canada’s refusal to admit Jewish refugees on SS Louis led them be slaughtered in one of the most…

incarnation system, there needs to be a shift in the jurisdictional control of Indigenous affairs. There are many different Indigenous nation that exist in Canada with “diverse governmental traditions, territories and aspirations” (Hogg 192) James Tully’s argument for renegotiating treaty-federalist relations is a potentially viable solution of a multitude of nations that would remain flexible and accommodating unique governmental traditions. The problem with current relations are that…

present in Canada with regards to the environment, government, and the aboriginal populations. The trend in these articles is to compare the Canadian government and their policy in relation to their effects on the environment, the relations with the first nations and how we define democracy in Canada. The two chapters referenced from Leadbeater (2014) acknowledge issues within the management of non-renewable, finite resources in Canada and the growing dichotomy between the metropolitan (cities)…

such basic things as voting or being treated equally. One of the most important reprimands of this injustice is sen from within government, more importantly the rights and freedoms that are guaranteed to women and minority groups, such as the First Nations peoples. More specifically, the fights these groups had to go…

Residential schools have caused irreparable damages throughout the generations of First Nations people and families. Today, the children and grandchildren of residential school survivors suffer the consequences of what their past generations went through. Its effects have manifested in self-abuse, resulting in high rates of substance abuse, alcoholism, and suicide. Among First Nations people aged 10 to 45, suicide and self-injury is the top cause of death, responsible for 40 percent of…

lower level than the general Canadian population. This means, that these individuals don’t receive appropriate or adequate services, which affects their quality of life. This lack of equal services is a result of generational difficulties we face as a nation, complexity of funding responsibility, and unfortunately discrimination. I’m a Developmental Services Worker graduate from Algonquin College in Ottawa. There I learned to support disabled individuals of all ages, of various physical,…

people set out to talk to Aboriginal residents of the community about the community development and community association. What they found was that many of the First Nations people residing in the neighborhood did not know about the community association at all. There was a lack of culture and diversity within the neighborhood, making First Nations people feel uncomfortable in their own communities. According to Silver, Ghorayshi, Hay, & Klyne (2006), “In a recent study the Canada West…

Canadians is lower than among non-Aboriginal Canadians. Upon researching surveys conducted with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal electors following the last four Canadian federal elections there are reasons for the gap in turnout. Aboriginals who live on First Nations reserves tend to vote less than those who reside off reserves. There are many factors that affect voting turn out for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians such as rural vs. urban, our government,…