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    The Indian Act of 1876 was designed to control the First Nations people. Major highlights of how this Act unfolded included the First Nations people to sign specific agreements which were commonly known as “The Numbered Treaties”. Children of First Nations’ families were kidnapped and put in residential schools and were forced to learn a new language and to practice a new religion. Later on‚ the Canadian Government changed the Indian Act to ban traditions and celebrations such as the potlatch. It

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    healthy BC First Nations families and communities‚ it is expected of the FNHA to also play a role in implementing some of the recommendations. This would mean‚ working with First Nations communities‚ other BC health authorities‚ provincial and federal governments‚ on recommendations directly related to improving health outcomes. However‚ it is important to note that implementation would come with financial obligations that FNHA might have to bear.

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    A Nation Of Lords

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    A Nation of Lords The Autobiography of the Vice Lords David Dawley Dave Sobotka Crim 455 Gangs and Gangs Control Mr. Danny Madrid As you have read much of these books required for these book reports‚ I will do my best to give you what my thoughts about this book is about. So by starting off this book has opened my eyes and perspective about how the gang in the early years and now to the present times of gangs has changed for everyone including the Vice Lords as a gang. In the beginning of this

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    Collective rights are the rights guaranteed to certain groups in Canadian society for historical and constitutional reasons. In Canada Aboriginal peoples; such as the First Nations‚ Inuit‚ and the Métis‚ the Francophone and the Anglophone populace are recognized as the founding peoples of Canada. The rights belonging to the groups are entrenched in the constitution because they are a part of the collective identity and are the founding peoples of Canada. Rights develop over time; they are not things

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    Discrimination in Canada

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    they are first nation citizens or not‚ so why is the Canadian government paying deaf ears to the cries of these citizens? The first Nations protest against the Canadian government‚ “Idle No More” is not just a fun thing so the government should actually sit back and listen to the complaints and needs of these Canadian indigenes. “We fought for your rights in 1818 fight for ours” (Chief Theresa Spence‚ Created Friday December 28th 2012.) This is a quote by the First Nations simply

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    Generations of first nation people suffer constantly because of the treatment they were subjected to in canadian residential schools. This is important because the violation of their human rights caused long term effects such as wrongful parenting‚ abuse‚ and drinking‚ this continually stops them from effectively contributing to the better future of Canada. This can be found in the extensive reports of abuse‚ violence‚ drugs and alcohol and the stories of of multiple individuals that resided in

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    Indian Act Research Paper

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    policies developed by the government of Canada in order to assimilate and colonize First Nations people of Canada. The Indian Act sets forth racist‚ colonizing and assimilating properties in order to control First Nations people and ensure their right to self-determination is abolished. Women’s rights‚ property rights‚ and self-determination are just three aspects of the Indian Act that has negatively impacted First Nations people in Canada throughout history and to this day. The Indian Act especially

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    move back into a “people to people‚ culture to culture‚ nation to nation” relationship. This source explains the direction the government needs to take to begin in to start the healing process between themselves and minority groups in canada. The statement shows that there is different cultures within our nation and that one can not be more powerful than another. It is argued that if partnerships are not created between groups within a nation‚ especially the government‚ it allows for minority cultures

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    Assimilation In Canada

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    Policymakers had begun to directly interfere with the internal affairs of First Nations groups upon the basis of their system of government‚ further deploying assimilationist policies that reflect their own beliefs (Brock 368). Individualism versus collective rights‚ similarly as to what Trudeau had

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    Coastal First Nations group is protective against the pipeline but have run out of money the Pipeline Board allotted them for investigations‚ interrogations and legal fees. Of the $520‚000 they requested‚ they only received $286‚000 which is no match to the Enbridge group‚ who are pushing for the pipeline to be built‚ which received $250 million from the board. (3) Recently‚ the First Nations had to leave the hearing of the Pipeline Project because of this disadvantage. The Coastal First Nations

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