First Nations

To the Aboriginal people of Canada, as well as Canada as a nation, The original intentions for the residential schools were to “remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture.” These two objectives make it clear that in the past we viewed the Aboriginals as unequals, we treated them as if we were superior, trying to rid them of their culture and spiritual beliefs. The motives of assimilation were

I agree that English has acted as an imperialistic, invasive subversion force on the Native People in Canada. In my opinion, it was a perfect example of linguistic chauvinism. I believe that to destroy one's culture and political integrity, language plays a critical role in accomplishing it.However, the Canadian government took this into consideration and implemented harsh policies towards the aboriginal people of Canada. The Canadian government made it compulsory for Aboriginal children between

all see and understand the world as since we live on the unceded territories; we should all see the world an Indigenous perspective too. This concept of two-eyed seeing is introduced by Mi’kmaw Elders Albert and Murdena Marshall from Eskasoni, a First Nation in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (Martin, D. 2012, p. 31). The concept is specifically introduced and applied to research in science. However, I believe that this concept can be applied to life in general and in the classroom environment. The concept

The medicine wheel is a very prominent symbol in First Nations spirituality. Medicine wheel is simply a circle which has four quadrants each representing these four aspects. There are numerous traditional healing practices such as tobacco offering, sweat lodge, story telling etc. By considering the quadrants, and what methods of healing are appropriate for each, these healing practices can be powerful (Auger, Howell & Gomes, 2016). First Nations people have a natural connection with their land and

From the initial contact of European settlers in North America to the lives of Indigenous people, has had a tremendous impact comprehensively. After so, this contact decimated every aspect of the Indigenous way of life. The health and well-being of Indigenous people initiated to worsen severely not only in the physical aspect but also mental. According to National Household Survey conducted in 2011, 1,400,685 people have been identified as being a member of one of the Aboriginal groups within Canada

The Use Of Residential Schools The use of residential schools was cruel. First Nation students were treated poorly, they were forced to forget their cultural and about their family. Firstly, First Nation students were treated like human experiments. For example, the students would be starved on purpose just to see how long they will survive without food. Young girls were sexually abused to death and many students, both male, and female, were brutally beaten up. Due to this many students died and

To the right of the title is a picture of John A. Macdonald, who was essential to Canadian history. He was the first prime minister of Canada, and

FOODS Historical perspective The history of food in Canada has started with the hunting and meeting, fishing and farming ways of living of First Nations peoples. The historical and aboriginal way of cooking was mainly based on a variety of natural, rooted foods as well as cultivated aliments. Every province of Canada with its own First Nations and Inuit people used their home provisions and a special food concoction approach in their culinary trend. Maple syrup is consisted of concentrated sugar

Canada. Yet, this already exists but is unequivocally ignored. It can be found in the form of the report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples [RCAP] which is actually supported by national Aboriginal organizations such as the Assembly of First Nations. Issuing its final report in November 1996, the five-volume, 4,000-page study covered a vast range of issues; its 440 recommendations called for sweeping changes to the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people and governments in

The experience of the Firs Nation’s during the fur trade would have been a new and novel situation for all First Nation’s. York and Hudson Bay Company led a competition between anyone living in Canada at the time but it became very competitive for the First Nation tribes. There was increasing fur and goods in 1730, but shortly after there was a sharp decline in goods until 1750 because of the competition was so hard. Indian tribes competed with one another for control of the trading posts. Problem