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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BC First Nations Studies 12 Terms‚ Names and Events Terms: Aboriginal title--- ownership Adze--- a tool for cutting away the surface of wood‚ like an axe with an arched blade at right angles to the handle Artifact--- an object made by humans Camas bulbs--- a member of the lily family‚ has a blue flower and a sizable bulb that was traditionally a staple food item for FN Capitalism--- an economic system in which private wealth or capital is invested to produce and distribute goods at a profit
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the European people‚ First Nations people have suffered from disease‚ famine and assimilation policies put forth by the government. Contact with the Europeans has resulted in the fur trade‚ treaties and reservations. These European concepts had created illness‚ death‚ famine and poor well-being for many First Nations people. During the fur trade‚ European people brought diseases that First Nations people had never been exposed to which resulted in many deaths among First Nations communities. The fur
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The First Nation Modern historians believe that Aboriginals came from Asia about 30 000 years ago. Many of the Aboriginals colonized in Australia but some of them also settled in Canada while other chose to continue to the south. They lived in every region of the country. To survive Canada’s rough climate they needed to rely on each other‚ to share and respect the environment. At the time of European contact‚ they had developed clear nations throughout what is now Canada with a total population
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into the minority and oppressed? Specifically‚ how are First Nations women vulnerable to multiple prejudices? What are the origins of prejudice & oppression experienced by First Nations women in Canada‚ how has this prejudice been maintained‚ what is its impact and how can it best be addressed? Ever since the late 1400’s when the European discovered North America they brought along with them a practice of domination leaving the first nation people with very little rights forcing them to stand
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of First Nations and Canadian Populations GCG1D Part 1: Population Pyramid Analysis b) Based on the percentages from the chart‚ First Nations’ dependency load is 39% compared to Canada’s dependency load of 25%. The First Nations has a higher dependency load because more of their population is under the working age. The percent of children in First Nations is almost two and a half times higher than Canada. The percentage of working class and older adults is roughly the same for First Nations
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Professor Michelle Segu November 29‚ 2011 Canada is a nation built upon legislation that not only believed there would be no future in society for its First Nation peoples‚ but specifically created colonial policies that would ensure that this future become reality through the process of assimilation. These policies were created without First Nation input in an in effort to destroy First Nation culture and were used to undermine First Nation treaty rights especially with regard to land distributions
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Pamela Brown Professor Ferguson SOCI 1015EL 10 10 November 2014 Impoverishment on First Nation Reserves The fact that First Nations peoples’ lives may begin on a reserve‚ a place of poverty and very little growth or stimulation‚ results in the individual born and reared there‚ facing a disadvantageous beginning. Not surprisingly‚ First Nations "children and youth are more likely than other Canadians to experience the most prolonged and severe poverty." (BRYM 121) In only some examples of poverty
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basic rights that those in developing nations would consider a privilege. A healthy living environment‚ with access to safe and clean food and water resources‚ is something that Canadians are generally guaranteed. Most of the nation’s citizens have never felt an injustice being committed against them with regards to unequal safe resource distribution. However‚ environmental injustice does in fact exist in Canada‚ and is most visible among the country’s First Nations populations. Environmental injustice
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First Nations and the Justice System First Nations are badly represented within our current justice system. They face a forced environment that does not represent their needs. Many of the problems that First Nations peoples face with respect to the justice system are influenced by their historical place in native and early in Canada. The first European settlers view of land ownership was a lot different from the Aboriginal theory that all things are related and development is viewed as circling
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