First Nations

and First Nations people had a rough start in their first encounters. The French were able to connect with the First Nations people and eventually establish a relationship with the First Nations people by using commercial trade. They used gifts and adapted protocol in order to gain the First Nations trust and acceptance. This trade helped both the French and the First Nations people. There were however, downsides to this contact including the spread of disease. In some ways, the First Nations people

the First Nations, are children of the Earth, placed here by the Creator to live in harmony with each other, the land, animals and other living beings. All beings are interconnected in the Great Circle of Life. As First Nations, we treasure our collective values of wisdom, respect, humility, sharing, harmony, beauty, strength and spirituality. They have preserved and passed down our traditions through countless generations. The Elders teach us to respect the beliefs and values of all nations. Under

First Nations adolescents have been using drugs and alcohol to numb the pain from a variety of abuses, like verbal, physical and sexual. On first nation’s reserve 75% of the population believes that alcohol use is a problem in their community, 33% believe that alcohol and drug use is a problem in their house hold, and 25% say that they have a personal problem with alcohol. With these statistics you can see that first nations have a real problem with alcohol with drugs. Though 66% of first nation’s

A third preteen has died in an alleged suicide pact discovered last summer, and it has resulted in a "mental crisis" among dozens of other children. Consequently, the Wapekeka First Nation declared a state of emergency as the community grapples with the disturbing adolescence deaths. Based on New York Daily News reports, Jenera Roundsky, 12, died last week after taking her own life. Her lifeless remains were found near an outdoor rink. Authorities say the cause of death was an apparent suicide

has one of the longest History of all modern countries, it is know as one of the world’s first nation states. Ancient Egypt experienced some of the earliest development of writing, organized religion and central government. Heritage is an integral part of its identity, having to endured various foreign influences, including Greek, Persian, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and European. With Christianization in the first century of the Common Era, it subsequently shifted towards Islam due to the Islamic conquests

the cultural genocide of the First Nations had on First Nation culture and identity and modern day society as well is huge. There are many examples where this is represented and shown as well, but the cultural genocide must be understood first to get a clear picture. One way is to first understand the cultural genocide of First Nations and the impacts it had on their culture and identity especially from residential schools and their separate impact on the First Nation children. Then the impact that

they affirmed and not affirmed the collective rights for the First Nations.Reserves are pieces of land for exclusive use of First Nations. The First Nations were able to obtain reserves by signing treaties that would give them the right to have reserves. The First Nations received benefits for living on the reserves. One of the benefits for living on the reserves was being able to hunt and fish without restrictions. The First Nations could hunt any animal they wanted, but they had to make sure that

In the last week of April, Justin Trudeau visited Saskatoon’s Oskayak High School. During his visit, he received “tough questions from First Nations teens on their futures and his promises” (Harper A6). The teens asked about First Nations suicides, genocide, Third World living conditions and respect for treaties. “How do you intend to honour the promises your ancestors made with mine exactly written in all the signed treaties across Canada, to make up and pay for the acts of genocide our ancestors

That Canada took the land from the First Nations people and claimed it as Canada without agreements with all the First Nations that lived their before Canada gained independence. He or she draws the Canadian flag upside down and on cement, and changes the anthem, by changing the anthem and the Canadian flag the author shows disapproval. That Canada occupying “native land” and shows how the person does not respect Canada. That this source express how the First Nations want to gain back their relationship

education comes to us as a right. For some people, it's not always like that. Canada is one of the richest countries, yet First Nations don’t have the same rights as many other Canadian citizens. There should be education for First Nations no matter their race, gender, and/or age. Schools should be built nearby for First Nations communities. To get to school, First Nations children have to travel far away from home. They are constantly afraid of isolation, having feelings of homesick and