First Nations

First Nations of Canada ANT 231.002 Rachael Moore 10/28/2015 Stephen F Austin State University First Nations of Canada Introduction to the First Nations of Canada’s culture “The First Nations people are the status and non-status “Indian” or indigenous people in Canada” (Aboriginal, 2012). Thirty-two million people residing in Canada are indigenous or aboriginal. Currently there are “617 different First Nation bands with half being status Indians, 30 percent Metis, 15 percent unregistered

Racism against First Nations began soon after European settlement in North America. Their contributions to the fur trade and their value as allies was important, but began to decline along with the positive views of Aboriginals by colonists. Once perceived as “noble savages” they became just “savages”. This change in perspective started with Christopher Columbus, who had initially viewed First Nations as generous and obedient. Columbus’ opinion changed when they began to resist the gifts of colonizations

Introduction The impact of colonization on First Nations peoples in Canada is unsurpassable, regarding every aspect of Aboriginal life and well-being. Throughout Canadian history, the government has been aiming to assimilate and annihilate Aboriginal people by way of racist policies, ethnocentric institutions, discriminatory laws and destructive capitalist behaviours. Because of this, Aboriginal people have suffered many losses, both physically and culturally. One of the main perpetrators of enacting

Intergenerational violence Canada's First Nations Name Institution Date Intergenerational violence Canada's First Nations According to the findings of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal people, massive intergenerational violence in Canada's First Nations was reported. Many other reports have tried and linked Canada's First Nations with arrays of violent activities that were directed to women, children, and other family members. The reports have suggested that the first people in Canada among the Metis

HUPACASTH FIRST NATION As a part of the community case study, we selected the Hupacasath First Nation community first nation that situated in the Vancouver Island, British Columbia. They are just one among the First Nation communities, who suffer a lot to survive in this materialistic world. Even with all we already know about the Native people and culture, it is a very interesting topic for us and we are very eager to learn something new about them. When we started the case study, we could understand

is education. The education of the First Nations should be taken more seriously by the Canadian government because the funding given to the First Nation schools is not enough to support the schools, there are no educational standards for the schools, lastly, non-First Nation students are excelling more in school than First Nation students. The First Nations’ school systems get funding from the Canadian government, but funding is not enough to help the First Nation students receive the education the

The First Nations water issue made the UN and at least one NGO to get the attention of Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to focus on water issues for First Nations Canadian. The UN also reported that the First Nation doesn’t have proper water protocols. It results for the government to respect to economic rights to water and its cultural meaning for First Nations peoples. According to Vice News, the company Unique Foods Canada announced that they will give 30,000 of their vitamin-enriched water

The economic involvement of First Nations people has been present in Canada since its days as an early settler society. Europeans moved in on Aboriginal lands and colonized their peoples, exerting political dominance in the process. As European powers continued to rise, so did the number of immigrants who came to North America to become apart of this new British colony. The colony became a reflection of its mother country, sharing similar values, institutions, ideologies and economic practices (344)

Topic: First Nation Natives vs Environmental Racism General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the injustices First Nations peoples once faced and continue to face in their environment. Thesis Statement: Environmental racism continues to be an issue among many native communities all across Canada. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention Getter: Robert Bullard who’s often described as the father of environmental justice once said, “if a community is poor or

Oppression among First Nations peoples in Canada The detrimental enforcement of colonialism sparked an era of oppression that has altered, even destroyed years of cultural and spiritual traditions by creating a forced lifestyle that changed the face of First Nations peoples forever. Forced European culture resulted in the diminishing of Firsts Nations values and rights. A cycle of social, physical, and spiritual obliteration resulted from the dispossession of First Nations lands and the implementation