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the First Nations education system and try to ignore their faults. The First Nations education is in crisis because it is poorly funded and cannot catch the provincial schools’ academic achievement. The federal government found this gap between the First Nations schools and the provincial schools but it doesn’t input the same level of financial support, instead, the federal government wants the First Nations schools provide the same level of education as the provincial schools. So the First…

given uniforms, and there days would be structured on extremely strict schedules. Boys and girls were kept separate, and even siblings rarely interacted, further weakening family ties. The children were strictly told not to speak in their foreign languages even tho its the only one they knew, or to practise any foreign traditions. Residential schools did not receive the same education of the general public, and all of the schools were extremely under funded. Teachings focused primarily on…

is divided into ten provinces and three territories, whereby the capital is Ottawa. It is inhabited by approximately 35 million people whose majority lives in the southern area, mostly in urban areas. Canada has, due to its history, two official languages, namely English and French whereby French is predominant in the eastern territory of Quebec and English in all the other parts. However, since Canada is a multicultural country,…

risking their unique language and culture in the process. However, if outsiders could intervene and protect their culture, it would benefit the world greatly. To begin with, the Indigenous people have lived off the land for thousands of years, and are aware of the best practices to preserve the land. They also face dangerous lives in the mainstream culture, from working minimum wage jobs, to racism in their city. Finally, they understand the land and the vegetation of…

Canada has always thrived on being a country that people can trust to be welcoming and compassionate. Since the first world war, Canada’s participation and success on the battlefields did the most to create a sense of distinct nationhood; resulting in a flood of cultural nationalism across the country. However, in recent years, Canada’s familiar reputation for being a peacekeeping nation quickly changed as a certain political party took over the country. Spending billions of dollars to send…

work of native activists to a greater awareness by the public of the damage that the schools caused. - The first residential schools were established in the 1840s and the last residential school closed in 1996 - Their main objective was to convert Indigenous children to Christianity and to "civilize them" - In 1857, the Gradual Civilization Act was passed this was aimed at assimilating First Nations people. - In 1884 school attendance became mandatory by law for Indians less than 16 years of…

I will be giving a brief summary of Curve lake first nation; Curve Lake First Nation people are the Mississaugas of the great Anishnaabeg nation. The traditional language spoken by the Anishnaabeg was Anishinaabemowin. The name Anishnaabeg a name made from two parts. The first part of anishaw, which means “spontaneous”. The second part inauawese, which means “human-body”. This together translates to mean “spontaneous man”. The Anishnaabeg did not use a written alphabet. All teaching was done…

HISTORY OF FIRST NATION UNIVERSITY In May 1976, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations went into a league concurrence with the University of Regina, to set up the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC). The Agreement accommodated an autonomously regulated college school, the mission of which is to serve the scholarly, social and profound needs of First Nations' students. On June 21, 2003, the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) formally changed its name to the First Nations…

“Shubenacadie School” to learn how to speak English and act civilize in European eyes (Joe 3-4). The Shubenacadie School state that their purpose is to “Take the Indian out of the Indian”. The first settlers would take…

Residential schools have caused irreparable damages throughout the generations of First Nations people and families. Today, the children and grandchildren of residential school survivors suffer the consequences of what their past generations went through. Its effects have manifested in self-abuse, resulting in high rates of substance abuse, alcoholism, and suicide. Among First Nations people aged 10 to 45, suicide and self-injury is the top cause of death, responsible for 40 percent of…