First Nations

Prairie Terms The Metis: The Metis are indigenous people of North America. They are mixed-race descendants of First Nation women and French or British men. The Metis people believed they were being treated unfairly and they fled west and began to settle across the prairies. They settled in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Manitoba Act of 1870: The Manitoba act is an act that created the province of Manitoba. The act stated that Metis lands would be protected but all other lands were the property of…

In this chapter of Aboriginal Health in Canada, Waldram et al. (2006) discuss and review the literature that pertains to the pattern of health and disease among Aboriginal people from the end of World War II to the early twenty-first century (p. 73). The chapter discusses infectious and chronic diseases, as well as intentional and unintentional injuries and how the rate of incidence among Aboriginal peoples differs from non-Aboriginal peoples (p.73). The authors also attempt to describe, using…

coat of arms is an important design that contains highly important symbols, but some of these need to be refreshed. In the initial design, the crest was represented by a lion, but we replaced this symbol with a totem. The totem represents the First Nations people, as the have a strong connection to Canada’s history. However we still decided to keep the crown to represent Canada as a constitutional monarchy that is run by a sovereign. On the right of the totem pole, is the Quebec flag, the…

The narrators in Beth Cuthand’s “Four Songs for the Fifth Generation” both relate to cultural shock due to the great depressions that development that brought similar drastic changes in the 1930s. First Nation family moved to a town after receiving voting rights in the 1960s, which led to experiencing racism from non-natives. Canada has many emotional past history stories because of new cultural and identity that causes distress among the two narrators family moving away from their original…

Toronto 's Reconciliation Methodology as Appropriation Canada 's existence as a colonized nation in a post-colonial environment requires its citizens and its institutions to have an understanding of decolonization and reconciliation methods. As a majour city within the established nation, Toronto has employed a simple method of acknowledging Canada 's history by naming streets after people that the nation believes to be worth honouring. Yet these surface patches of honour may be understood as…

trading market, leading to the eventual allowance of the HBC traders to marry First Nations women. Children that had mixed European-Aboriginal blood were called Metis. With more European-Aboriginal marriages, the relationship between Europeans and Aboriginal people grew stronger. Aboriginal people became more reliant on the fur trade, and traders became more reliant for the help of Aboriginal people. Many traders got a First Nations wife, because of their economic sense, and knowledge of the…

Canada advances as one of the most powerful nations thriving in equality. The federal government announced that it will assist Afghanistan in creating a more peaceful environment for the Afghan people. However, as Canada embraces international challenges, struggles remain within the peaceful nation. First Nation Chief Phil Fontaine’s criticism of the federal budget brings back the light of a hidden issue of the Canadian government: the Canadian Colonial oppression of the Aboriginal people. He…

In my essay, I will argue that the primary source Memorandum on Colonizing New France shows that New France had difficulties settling, and how the French used manipulative tactics on the First Nation’s to convert them to Christianity. The source was written in the year of 1663, however the writer of the primary source is not identified but we know it was translated by CJJ, which shows the original source was not in modern day English. Since the source was translated we may have some…

Writing from the perspective of the indigenous nations help the communities give a full and honest account of their struggles with…

Cardinal acted as an advocate for the First Nations by promoting their rights and keeping their culture alive. Generally speaking, he helped the aboriginal community which allowed others to realise what type of man he really was. “I have known Dr. Harold Cardinal since long before he completed the triple crown of becoming a ‘Doctor, Lawyer, and Indian Chief’,” said AFN National Chief Phil Fontaine. “He truly has been an inspirational warrior and leader for First Nations all of his life.” At the…