First Nations

Summer camp tackles suicide, substance abuse crises in First Nations communities. In spite of the well-known suicide rates in Canada amongt the Aboriginal communities there is limited support for First Nations Youths. Who wrote the piece? This piece was written Jesse Winer; Jesse Winter is a white male journalist who works as a reporter for the Toronto Star breaking news desk. In his earlier life, “Jesse Winder was a cross country skier, and he represented Canada at the 2008 World Under-23 champion

It is safe to say the 1930s were not a fun time, with the Great Depression and beginnings of war, but to the First Nations people in Canada, it was one of the worst periods of their lives. Throughout the thirties, fourties and fifties, the Aboriginal people of Canada were treated like gum on the bottom of a shoe, and taught their race was a disgrace. This is all thanks to the residential schools run by the United, Anglican and Catholic churches that took away to culture and pride of the Aboriginal

Canada had a big impact on the first nations peoples in terms of wiping out their religion and turning them into a "Canadian". This movie showed that first nations children were seduced into a residential school. I see that this was an unwarranted and unfair system to gain their rules into place. The first nation's children had to follow rules, some rules were their attire had to be a dress for the girls and a suit for the boy, they were not allowed to follow their religion or to speak their own

First Nation Directors of Education Association The Forum provided a space to initiate the discussion of the creation of a First Nation Directors of Education Association. Similar institutions have been created for other professional designations, including the First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA) and the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada (AFOA Canada), which were spearheaded by the AFN. Terry Goodtrack, President and CEO of AFOA Canada, and Darren McKee, Executive

missing and murdered First Nation’s women. She argues that “the conservative government confirmed their feelings of indifference, disregard and utter lack of respect for indigenous people” (Kappo). This is a huge issue in our society today and it is an issue that needs to been made public and in now brining on more and more attention as the months go by. There is constant public exposer on sexual assaults and violence against women, but for some reason when it comes to First Nations women, the issues

of First Nations, a political organization which represents First Nations citizens in Canada, has been championing the rights of indigenous people, treaties, land and resources, and other problems to help improve the quality of life for Aboriginal people. Founded in 1982, the organization’s largest impacts on Canadian law have been regarding the Kelowna Accord and the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA). The Kelowna Accord was a plan helped formed by the Assembly of First Nations

Reading Notes First Nations and the Indian Act; The government encouraged the First Nations, such as the Siksika and the Cree, to sign treaties that offered benefits in return for giving up most of their land Reserves: land set aside by the government for exclusive use by the First Nations A gov. appointed Indian agent agent controlled the First Nation’s day to day activities Indian Act: After being passed in 1876, this act gave parliment complete control over the lives of the First Nations on the reserves

to urge you and the Canadian government to support culturally based equity for First Nations children. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission concluded that Canada fundamentally must acknowledge and remedy its unjust treatment of Indigenous peoples. First Nations children are uniquely affected by federal underfunding of services on-reserve. It is unacceptable that the federal government does not provide First Nations children, youth and families with equitable education, health care, child welfare

Another negative impact of the remote location on First Nations communities is difficulties in accessing good education. Indigenous youth often leave their communities in their pursuit of academic opportunities. Even in urban centers the graduation rate of Indigenous youth is significantly lower compared to non-Indigenous youth. Curriculum may not be shaped to serve the needs of most FN 's communities. Some do not have adequate school facilities. These difficulties tie up with the economic obstacles

First Nations is a term used to define Aboriginal people in Canada who are not Métis or Inuit. First Nations people are commonly identified by other names, such as Indians, Natives, Native Canadians, and Native Americans. Using any general term almost always involves an explanation as these names can cause problems. After watching the Ted talk I realized having only one viewpoint to a story can limit the ideas we are able to obtain from it. The Ted talk connects with First Nations as it opens our