Nunavut

The Adaptive Nature of Canada?s First People The Canadian people have always prided themselves as champions of democracy and are universally respected for their record on human rights. Although holistically this could be argued, especially when compared to the United States and other Western states, the record concerning Aboriginals, both past and present, has yet to live up to their self-set standard. Defined simply as anyone who traces his/her ancestry back to pre-European colonization, there

There are over 5000 Indigenous communities in over 70 different countries. They are defined collectively under the term Indigenous Peoples (IPs) by the Cobo Report but this term also allows for their diversity. They face numerous legal issues in attempting to achieve their rights, so they have collectively united to access the remedies available to them to achieve justice. Broad characteristics to define them are highlighted in the Mick Dodson report and include: connection with territory that

The government began signing the treaties with the First Nations post-Royal Proclamation of 1763. The numbered treaties, however, came into play around the 1870s, after the buffalo population declined drastically and many bands were depopulated because of disease. During 1871-77, seven treaties were signed and four more were signed between 1899 and 1921. The treaties were negotiated orally, but when they were being documented by government negotiators many oral promises were missed. Basically, the

The Northwest Territories is a large mass of Northern Canada. This territory has many advantages regarding its physical and social settings. The three factor that make the Northwest Territories an adequate territory to live in is the economy, population, and physical geography. The economic factors contribute to the Northwest Territories’ accomplishments. The main industries in the Northwest Territories are tourism and mining. Since the ground has permafrost and is unsuitable for farming and agriculture

They are all alike in some ways, and the Inuit, Haida, and Sioux are very different. The Inuit, Haida, and Sioux all very alike and different at the same time. One thing they all have in common is that they all live in Canada. The Inuit live in Nunavut and the Yukon Territory, the Haida people live on the Queen Charlotte Islands, and the Sioux live in Manitoba. They all do art, but different types of art, they also do it in different ways. The Haida did totem poles, the Sioux decorated tipis with

Life on the reserves: Morale and Mental Health 1. First Nations are suicidal Suicide is a very unforgivable

months. This climate region has an annual precipitation of 35-50 cm each year. Precipitation is low because the Arctic Ocean and other bodies of water are frozen for most of the year, and there is very little evaporation. This region includes most of Nunavut as well as northern parts of the Northwest Territories and Quebec. Pacific Maritime The Pacific Maritime region lies along British Columbia's west coast and its border with the Yukon Territory on the way to Alaska. The Pacific Ocean provides a moderating

Canadian Culture Canada is one of two countries located in North America and is the second largest country in the world. It is situated just north of the United States and constitutes the northern part of the country, excluding Alaska. Over the years Canada's culture has been influenced by European culture and traditions, mainly that of the French and British. Canadian culture has also been influenced by the countries' first people, the Aboriginals, as well as the newer immigrated population (Wikipedia

Language rights in New Brunswick were embedded in Canada's constitution and the Nunavut Agreement with the Inuit of the Eastern Arctic set in motion the creation of a third territory in Canada, representing a major achievement in Aboriginal land settlement. Internationally, Mulroney's stand on South African Apartheid won him respect

The hypotheses will be to test whether different personalities can be or cannot be observed in a group of pre-teens from the Inuit children from northern Canada who will be fluent in the Inuktitut language. The questionnaire will be prepared based on the level of literacy and understanding of the Inuit children. The SPSS software will be used to assess the Big Five (Five Factor Model) Personality Factors (Costa & McCrae, 1995). The questionnaires will be translated in the Inuit language and will