Aboriginal peoples in Canada

thought Canada was to become. “The nineteenth century was the century of the United States. I think that we can claim that is it Canada that shall fill the twentieth century. “ was said by Laurier and his words passed almost without notice at the time. However, it did not take long before his words had somehow been transformed into the most famous phrase in Canadian history, “The twentieth century belongs to Canada.” His words showed great confidence and pride in the actions that Canada was supposedly

schools on the Aboriginal people of Canada. If one does not expect to find education as a tool for assimilation and colonization, indeed you expect to find abuse as a way of assimilation. This paper argued that although there was an apology if Canada continues to discriminate against the Aboriginal people reconciliation is not a factor. It is evident that the Canada government obviously want to stop the Aboriginal people's culture, language, and spirituality. They look at the Aboriginal people as inferior

consists of the different types of people in the particular country. The statement “Aboriginal people” was new to me because I am from another nation where such kind of individuals does not exist. I had not taken any subject in my country related to the issues that are existing in another country such as in America, Canada etc. Canada is the first place where I knew about aboriginal people. The following paragraphs will show about the situations faced by the aboriginal people in the past and present day

less than reputable. Specifically, Canada had introduced a residential school system for native children under the demand of a new policy regarding “forced assimilation” (Langtry, 2014). The implementation of residential schools enforced oppression among this minority group, reinforced white power, and emphasized Caucasian’s as the dominant race (Langtry, 2014). Ultimately, the abuse experienced in these schools remind Canadian’s of a haunting

distinctive culture of the aboriginal people. The Aboriginal culture is a precious humane heritage of entire Canada, and plays an irreplaceable role in the contemporary culture of Canada. The main purpose of Aboriginal education is to pass on the unique cultural elements．　 When European colonists first came to North America, the Aboriginal culture was falsely believed as barbaric and savage, and the so called civilized people thought that they need to take over Aboriginal children’s education. In

They achieved this by introducing laws, such as the Indian Act, which prohibited the Aboriginals people basic rights, and with the introduction residential school that took away Aboriginal children from their parents and the reserves in order to assimilate the children from a young age with teaching them the Christian values and Euro-Canadian manners. Both the Government of Canada and the Church worked together in order to benefit each other. The residential schools were a church-run school that

150 000 Aboriginal children were taken to one of the 130 residential schools across Canada from the 1870s to as late as 1996. In the book Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese, an Aboriginal boy named Saul Indian Horse is conflicted by discrimination for the colour of his skin after attending a residential school. Residential schools have a strong impact on Aboriginal People across Canada. Residential schools affect Aboriginal People’s mental states, families and as individuals. To start, residential

can lead an individual towards gang involvement are similar amongst Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal gang members. However, upon closer inspection, it is the experience of colonization that drastically sets these two groups apart. That is, the impact and the trauma caused by the colonization of the Aboriginal people of Canada is the predominant factor that exacerbates and intensifies criminogenic factors associated with Aboriginal gang participation (Totten, 2009, 137; Bracken, Deane & Morrissette,

condition that afflicts many people in the world. It is condition that can be managed for a certain amount of time but will ultimately take the affected individual’s life. Both men and women can develop this disease through sexual contact, substance injections, or any form of blood-to-blood contact. The cases of HIV/AIDS among Euro-Canadians are decreasing whereas the cases in First Nation communities are increasing (Barlow, 2009). “Recent 2011 data indicates that Indigenous people constituted an estimated

a long time ago. The prime minister of Canada has responded to the actions of our past government. The Canadian government adopted to the Eurocentric way of life. Our government made it legal to rip away Aboriginal children from their family to be sent to residential schools. Where the aboriginal children were taught that their way of life is wrong. The government justified their actions by saying that the government was helping them; saving the aboriginal children from themselves. The goal of the