First Nations culture

‘indigenous’ emerged among First Nations people across Canada” (p 198). Some levels of the government were beginning to see the issues regarding Aboriginal policy in Canada. A positive change was made to the Constitution Act in 1982. Section 35 of the Constitution Act now provided First Nations people the protection of the Crown regarding treaty rights. According to Long & Dickason (2011), ““… Canadian Crown rather than the Crown of England was responsible for Canada’s First Nations. Lord Denning also

English are locked in conflict, First Nation advances for self-determination are overshadowed. Many choose to forget, but the land and territories that are disputed over by separatists are still, fundamentally, First Nations, and are not subject to claims of sovereignty. (“First Nations Weigh in on Québec Sovereignty Debate” 5). Strong advocates from First Nations communities have spoken against Québec separatism, as creating international borders would fragment First Nations people further than the Canada-American

Conflict between Canada and the First Nations has been going on since the Europeans first arrived. After their arrival the First Nations way of life was hindered severely; The Europeans brought many diseases that the Aboriginal people were unfamiliar with and had no resistance to, or cure for. “By the 16th century about 80% of Canada's Native population had died from the various diseases (Renneboog, 5).” The Europeans also came to Canada with the intentions of taking all of the land for themselves

Canada is viewed internationally as one of the best nations to live in. Canada was recognized in the Human Development Index report created by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in July 2014 for being in the top 10 countries internationally. According to the UNDP, the Human Development Index “is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living (UNDP, 2014)”. Furthermore

Cultural Crimes: Home Invasion and Identity Theft In order to understand the relationship between Indigenous Canadians and other Canadian identities we must first have a basic understanding of this relationship throughout history. The knowledge of behaviours and conduct of historical Aboriginal and European settler relations is essential to a contemporary analysis of current cultural genocide and identity theft. Historical colonial practices and attitudes deeply contribute to a severe loss of

The Metis, and first nation’s peoples are very well known in Canada for being the first on lots of Canadian land of today; more well-known was Rupert’s land that they lived on for many years then changed to Manitoba. They live in Manitoba still, then moved to Saskatchewan, and to Alberta also. The Metis are the offspring of French-Canadian fur traders and native women. A mixture of European and indigenous ancestry They brought together a proud culture of both people they descended from, even though

In 2008, our 22nd Prime Minister stated: “These objectives were based on the assumption aboriginal cultures and spiritual beliefs were inferior and unequal. Indeed, some sought, as it was infamously said, `to kill the Indian in the child.' Today, we recognize that this policy of assimilation was wrong, has caused great harm, and has no place in our country.” (Harper) This quote is about assimilation in residential schools which is one of the topics of this essay. The documentary We Were Children

First Nations people in Canada have faced colonization and assimilation through Canadian Aboriginal policy throughout history. Policies such as the Indian Act, residential school system, the sixties scoop, and the White Paper have all shared the main goal of assimilation throughout many years. In today’s society, First Nations people are beginning to see positive changes throughout Aboriginal policy. The changes made to the Constitution Act and the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement proves that the

because a huge part of First Nations life and culture is to educate your children, pass on the culture and to take care of them. These parents couldn’t do that, which left them feeling helpless and broken. Children are a huge part of First Nations culture, they are the future of the indigenous culture, if they are taken out of that cultural bubble at a young age and assimilated they will not be able to continue passing on the traditional ways of their ancestors. First Nations children are the future

about them, and increased my learning. With the passage of time I got to learn very interesting facts about aboriginal people, their mixture, and culture and how they civilized. I have got to know they their historical background still has an impact in the societal life of Canada. The key