1931 there were about 80 residential schools operating in Canada (News‚ CBC). Over the years that residential schools were in session‚ there were many traumatic events that caused mental‚ emotional‚ and physical damage to not only the individuals who attended‚ but also their families. While residential schools are in the past‚ there are still many long term effects including crime‚ parental abuse and substance abuse that harm the Aboriginal population to this day. Firstly‚ the atrocity of substance
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held by groups (peoples) in Canadian society that are recognized and protected by Canada’s constitution. Those groups include Aboriginals‚ Francophones and Anglophones. * Collective rights are different than individual rights. Every Canadian citizen and permanent resident has individual rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ such as the right to live anywhere in Canada. * Collective rights set Canada apart from other nations. For example‚ no groups (peoples) in the United States
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The First Nations of Canada have suffered many years due to the Residential school system. Residential schools were an extensive school system supported by the Canadian government‚ and administered by churches (Hanson). The Canadian government began to establish residential schools across Canada in the 1880’s. There were approximately 130 residential schools for aboriginal children of different communities across Canada (CBC) This essay will examine the residential school system in depth‚ the Canadian
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the Canadian government. This has been done by examining primary sources such as digital archives‚ books‚ statistics and reports. Upon examination of these events‚ it becomes clear that residential schools had a long term negative impact on the Aboriginal communities and created a negative image to the Canadian government. Despite the government’s goals of assimilating the Native population‚ that nation was able to survive and will keep passing on their beliefs to the future generations.
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prepare them for life in “white society”. This led to stolen childhoods and forgotten heritage. Aboriginal children were sent to schools that were called “Indian Residential Schools”. Residential schools were run by the Government of Canada and the churches (Catholic‚ Anglican‚ Methodist‚ United and Presbyterian). Residential schools were open from 1831 to 1996. Residential schools were present all around Canada (including Nova Scotia) Residential schooling was not optional; kids were taken from their
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profound impact on many of the students who attended the schools‚ their descendants‚ and Aboriginal communities at large. Aboriginal experiences of the residential schools were largely missing from the historical record prior to 1990‚ when Chief Phil Fontaine publically acknowledged the abuse he and other students experienced at Fort Alexander school (Stanton‚ 2011‚ p. 2; The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada‚ 2015a‚ p. 41). Through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and other initiatives
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Element of Northern Development SO341S 1 Submitted By: Pratik Bhatta Candidate No: 9 What is Multilevel Governance? Using examples from the readings‚ explain how the multilevel governance affects political autonomy of Inuit peoples in Northern Canada. Multilevel Governance (MLG) is an approach in political science and public administration theory that was originated from studies on European Integration. The MLG was developed by Political scientists Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks through
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being brought forth to the Crown and Canadian Government by the First Nations in Canada. On the issue of the amended Bill c 45 this bill had gotten the attention to natives across Canada because it was directly affecting the environment and infringing upon aboriginal treaty rights.The treaties are protected by the Crown under the Royal Proclamation of 1763 ‚ this proclamation states that the First Nations in Canada held title to their land‚ it was written that no one shall use or sell this land
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In the 19th century‚ the Canadian government came up with an idea to start assimilating Aboriginal peoples into the dominant culture. This meant taking 150‚000 children away from their homes and communities and placing them into residential schools. The assumption of Aboriginal peoples culture being peculiar‚ was greatly believed by the government and many people. The cruel saying “beat the Indian out of them” unfortunately became true‚ because that is exactly what took place in residential schools
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First Nations is the name used by Canada ’s Aboriginal or indigenous people‚ which refer to Indian people and may sometimes‚ include the Metis and Inuit. Terminology referring to Aboriginal or Native people is complex and is not always what Aboriginal persons would call them. The term "Indian" is defined as either a member of any of the Aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere (but excluding the Inuit and the Métis)‚ or in the legal sense of the Indian Act. The term "Inuit‚" replacing the term
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