Ww1 Unit 1 Research Paper
It has been estimated that over 4,000 First Nation’s had taken the initiative to serve in the second world war. This is an extraordinary discovery due to the fact that they received very few civil rights in the twentieth century for their heritage. They overcame many barriers to help enlist in the war such as cultural and language barriers that separated them from the other european troops. By overcoming them they produced a new found recognition that would express their sacrifice and achievements to eventually advance their First Nation rights. A sense of patriotism was sparked in the lives the First Nations peoples that wanted to enlist in the war effort.During the enlistment time as thousands of recruitment applications came in from the
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Acquiring new status as scouts, officers, instructors and snipes. A very famous member was Corporal Francis Pegahmagabow, an Ojibwa from the Parry Island Band near Parry Sound, Ontario. He received the Military Medal and two bars for his bravery and effectiveness as a sniper. First Nation women were also known to have made contributions on the homefront and battlefront. As women were not permitted to join the Canadian military as soldiers during the war, most joined to serve as nurses both overseas and on the homefront. The number of Aboriginal nurses from Canada is unknowable but as it is possible that Aboriginal women's service as nurses went unrecorded. There exists a record of one Canadian First Nations nurse, Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture, she was the first First Nations woman to work as a trained nurse in Canada.,She joined the American Expeditionary Force, Army Nurse Corp, and served in France from 1917-1919 before returning to Six Nations in Canada.
After the war Aboriginal veterans' contributions in the war were appreciated and honored government officials or the Canadian public. Through their service together,non-Aboriginal Canadian soldiers came to a better understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal people. By witnessing them in a one on one environment, but as a fellow soldier it made them conscious of respect and equality they deserve. Receiving military recommendations provided many with
Acquiring new status as scouts, officers, instructors and snipes. A very famous member was Corporal Francis Pegahmagabow, an Ojibwa from the Parry Island Band near Parry Sound, Ontario. He received the Military Medal and two bars for his bravery and effectiveness as a sniper. First Nation women were also known to have made contributions on the homefront and battlefront. As women were not permitted to join the Canadian military as soldiers during the war, most joined to serve as nurses both overseas and on the homefront. The number of Aboriginal nurses from Canada is unknowable but as it is possible that Aboriginal women's service as nurses went unrecorded. There exists a record of one Canadian First Nations nurse, Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture, she was the first First Nations woman to work as a trained nurse in Canada.,She joined the American Expeditionary Force, Army Nurse Corp, and served in France from 1917-1919 before returning to Six Nations in Canada.
After the war Aboriginal veterans' contributions in the war were appreciated and honored government officials or the Canadian public. Through their service together,non-Aboriginal Canadian soldiers came to a better understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal people. By witnessing them in a one on one environment, but as a fellow soldier it made them conscious of respect and equality they deserve. Receiving military recommendations provided many with