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    Respect for Aboriginal People in The Justice System There is a dearth of respect for Aboriginal people in the Canadian justice system shown by the lack of regard for the personal past of these people during their trials, and the unfair and unjust sentencing for their crimes which will not help them in the long run. In the article Canada’s prisons are the new ‘residential schools’ by Nancy Macdonald, she states that Andy Peekeekoot, a man from Saskatchewan's Cree nation, was not fairly tried because

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    significant impact upon Aboriginal people through the degradation of cultural landmarks and the disruption of the Aboriginal way of life. In particular the greatest impact occurred on those members of the Stolen Generation who still feel the effects of the government policies today. The most significant policy was the Aboriginal Protection Act, which gave Government the power to forcibly remove children from their families and culture and change the way in which Aboriginal People lived. Members of the

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    native peoples all around the world has been a major issue for generations. This essay will show you how both the Indigenous Australians and Native Americans were treated from the first ‘settlement’ of white peoples in their land up until now. It will assess how the system worked, the rights of the native peoples, why the system was the way it was, and how it impacted the world as a whole. The Australian constitution, made in 1901 states, “in reckoning the numbers of people… The Aboriginal Natives

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    Summative Assessment 2 CHCDIV002 - Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety The Indigenous people in Australia are amongst one of the eldest cultures throughout the world. It is estimated that the Aboriginal people of Australia have lived on Australia’s dirt for at least 60,000 years, or so. These Indigenous people had their own way of living so isolated from the rest of the world, they had the means to live directly off the land, to hunt and forage for their food, to heal

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    sociological lens, sociological theories can be applied to the drug usage of Aboriginal people. According to the structural functionalist theory, drug abuse is a response to weakening of societal norms. In relation to Aboriginal peoples, the absence of bond between some Aboriginal people and society, may be one reason why drug use is a common occurrence among people of Indigenous backgrounds. The anomie in some Aboriginal people who use drugs may exist at the individual level, which can be from biological

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    “Indigenous peoples are commonly among the poorest and most vulnerable segments of society” (World Bank, 2001). Confronted with these bleak economic statistics, nations across the world are being forced to recognize the plights of their Indigenous communities. (Peredo, 2009). Across Canada, Aboriginal communities are diverse and widespread, including First Nations peoples, Inuit and Metis, many of whom live in far isolated northern communities, and many yet in bustling metropolises. Despite the tremendous

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    indigenous people of Canada were promised years ago. They start projects on or near their land without their consent, or frankly not caring if they consent or not. The bottom line is, this issue needs to be resolved The event or issue that inspired this cartoon could be a variety of many different problem. It could be as a result of the oil sand production in and around the reserves which effects the wildlife the rivers, streams, lakes and ponds which is one of the Aboriginal peoples main source

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    Reparations for the Aboriginal People Rewrite The Aboriginal people were one of the many natives that were imperialized by the British in the 1700’s. Like the other natives that were imperialized, they were treated terribly, and without mercy. Recently the proposed an appeal to receive a reparation for all the children that were stolen during the time of imperialism, “The Stolen Generation”. They do deserve this reparation, because they had their national and basic human rights violated, as well

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    GC&E Assignment Aboriginals in Canada are also known as indigenous people. They consist of First Nations, Métis and Inuit. Approximately 4.3% of the Canadian population is considered Aboriginal. Most of them can be found in the province of Ontario. However, even though they have a strong presence in the country’s population, they have and still do go through a variety of issues. One of those issues would be education. The gap between Aboriginals and other Canadians on school-related achievements

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    only by the Indigenous people which included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Aboriginal people inhabited the whole of Australia and Torres Strait Islanders lived on the islands between Australia and Papa New Guinea, in which is now called the Torres Strait (1) • There were many different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities made up of people who spoke different languages and had various cultural beliefs, traditions and practices (2). • Indigenous people lived a hunter and gatherer

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