Racism In Canada

Using an empirical approach, Douglas Brownridge conducted a large-scale sample experiment between Canadian women, focusing on the significance in increase of violence with Aboriginal Women based on many variables. Violence against Aboriginal women increased at all levels of severity, and are more likely to be ongoing than other non-Aboriginal relationships.

Over the past decades, Aboriginal people (the original people or indigenous occupants of a particular country), have been oppressed by the Canadian society and continue to live under racism resulting in gender/ class oppression. The history of Colonialism, and Capitalism has played a significant role in the construction and impact of how Aborignal people are treated and viewed presently in the Canadian society. The struggles, injustices, prejudice, and discrimination that have plagued Aboriginal peoples for more than three centuries are still grim realities today. The failures of Canada's racist policies toward Aboriginal peoples are reflected in the high levels of unemployment and poor education.

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Throughout history, women have been the victims of oppression in society. In specific, Aboriginal women have suffered through racism, sexism, domestic violence, and over-representation. Through the implementation of the Indian Act, Aboriginal women have been forced to abandon their culture in order to assimilate into Canadian society. The effects of colonization has changed the way Aboriginal women are treated; emotionally and physically, and therefore are the source of oppression today.

In March of 2012, a white power rally in Edmonton drew out a dozen or two members of the Blood and Honour racist group. They were met and peaceably challenged by hundreds of participants in an anti-racism rally, which was "coincidental" (Dykstra). Therefore Canada still does have lurking racism, but in its overt forms it is socially unacceptable. This paper will address the overt forms of racism evident in Canada, which include hate groups like Blood and Honour. However, it is the covert forms of racism and bias that threaten to undermine the social fabric of Canada.

Throughout my career as a Child Protection Social Worker I have worked with Aboriginals from the Mi’kmaq population on numerous occasions; many of which were involved with the CJS at least on one occasion. The Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission in an article stated “national crime rates for Indian bands are

In this research paper, I will be explaining how western colonialism and racism destroyed the reputation of aboriginal peoples in Canada. The reason why I chose this topic because it shows the strong relationship to anthropology and after taking aboriginal studies 30, it also shows that I have a clear understanding about the history of aboriginal peoples in Canada, the struggles they have been through over the past decade and the challenges they still face today in modern day society. I’ll be addressing these issues in a couple of paragraphs on the discrimination and the inequalities of these “minorities” and how they had to assimilate into European culture, leaving their way of life behind them.

“These folks have been victimized twice. Once when their daughters, their sisters, their mothers have gone missing. And then, a second time when the justice system has utterly failed them in the pursuit of the justice they so rightly deserve. There can be no solution until we get to the truth in the heart of the matter, that this is a complex issue. The sources of this violence against Aboriginal women and girls is complex, but it… there’s no possibility of finding those solutions unless we actually have the truth on the table. And the resistance from this government time and time again, to have the courage and the leadership to approach this conversation and find that truth… is yet a third victimization of these families” (Pope C. & Smiley M., 2015)

Women no matter where they are in the world are too often victims of violence. They face higher rates than men both if it is sexual assault, stalking, or severe spousal abuse and usually the results are that women will end up extremely injured or dead. With young women suffering the highest rates of violence, Aboriginal women in particular face an increased risk of violence compared to non-Aboriginal women. Aboriginal women in Canada are three times more likely to experience crucial and severe violence compared to non-Aboriginal women. Most of these women end up missing and murdered. The predicaments of missing and murdered Aboriginal women has brought tremendous pain and suffering in homes, in families and throughout Aboriginal communities. Many sources and factors have contributed to hindering solving this issue. Media and discrimination have long been known to have played a huge role in this tragedy.

2013), these Aboriginal women and girls are being mistreated, about ten percent of Canada's homicides are represented by the Aboriginal female population(Native Women's Association of Canada, 2010). The report states that "Aboriginal women are almost three times more likely to be killed by a stranger than non-Aboriginal women are" (Native Women's Association of Canada, 2010), this is an example of how racism is shown against Aboriginals. Anti- racist theory looks at social situations just like this one through a historical racism lens, in an attempt to end racial oppression (Ravelli, B and Webber, M.

Employment discrimination is probably the most quantifiable form of racism. Numerous Canadian studies show that although visible minorities as a whole have the highest level of educational attainment and relatively high occupational status compared to White Canadians, they have lower incomes, even controlling for all other factors.

Canada is internationally renowned for its commitment to multiculturalism. In fact, Canada was the first nation to officially adopt a multicultural policy. However, while the Canadian government has developed a broad-based multicultural mandate that includes a national human rights code and increased penalties for hate-motivated crimes, and most Canadians oppose overt forms of discrimination and hate, racism continues to exist in Canadian society, albeit in a subtle fashion.

Indigenous people to experience violence as victims or offenders. - An Aboriginal woman is 45 times more likely to experience domestic violence than a white

"The number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada is disproportionately high. NWAC’s research indicates that, between 2000 and 2008, Aboriginal

One of the most unique qualities that Canada holds, is without a doubt the Aboriginal population, nevertheless they are repeatedly misrepresented in Canadian media or not at all (Kozolanka et al., 2012). As Vice Media’s, Grace Wyler points out in her May 2014 article entitled, “Why are so Many Aboriginal Women Being Murdered in Canada?” Wyler, whose works predominantly focus on American politics, chose to unexpectedly write about Canadian social concerns (2016). Centring her article on the increasingly high statistics of the missing and murdered Aboriginal women & children (Wyler, 2016). The article seeks to address what could possibly be the reasons for