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The First Nation in 1900
Aboriginal people in Canada make up about 2% of the population. Most aboriginal population are reduced. After white settler came by . And spread their diseases in most part by the many infectious diseases. http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/en/getBriefed/1900/first-nations.asp -
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The First Nation
This will show you more about the development of the first nation and role it plays ,throughout the 19s-20s century. -
Assimilation Of The First Nation
By the 19s Century, Canada decided that they would create a Christian shcool for aboriginal children to be assimilated into Canada culture. There was about 60% Roman Catholics, and 30% anglican Chruch of Canada and United Church Of Canada. -
Pre-Assimilation Of The First Nation
hThe school became expanded with three more christian schools, Presbyerian, Congregationalist, and Methodist Churches. Their attempts were so forceful to the point many people would call this as a Ethnocide or Culture Genocide. Terms:
Cultural Genocide= this was proposed by a lawyer name Raphael Lemkin in 1933. Although the term could actually mean the killing of cultures, but the definition remain unclear. ethnocide= This simply use to replaced the term Cultural genocide. -
First Nation Infants Subject to "Human Experiment" for TB Vaccine
This is when the Canadian government decided to find a vaccine for the canadian people who are on undergoing diseases at that time. For this reason, they planned to use student from the residental school as a, " guinea pig". Many experiment have been conducted such as, surgery, testing vaccine, and so on. http://aptn.ca/news/2013/07/24/first-nation-infants-subject-to-human-experimental-work-for-tb-vaccine-in-1930s-40s/ -
Indian Act Revision
Before 1951, Many Canadian believe that Natives people should not be drinking alcohol in front of them. They were only allow to drink on their reserves area. They also gain more right after 1951. -
End To First Nation Infants, "Human Experimental Work"
Although the Experiment has ended. Many calsualties from the experiments are fatal to the First Nation Infants. Furthermore, certain types of surgeries are no longer conducted on non-Indigenous people. It was documented that six residential aboriginal school were invovle in, "Human Experimental Work" for a TB vaccine. http://aptn.ca/news/2013/07/24/first-nation-infants-subject-to-human-experimental-work-for-tb-vaccine-in-1930s-40s/ -
The Right To Vote
In 1958, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker named James Gladstone, a member of alberta blood, and the natives senator. He gave the First Nation the right to vote for 50 years worth. Despite all this, the federal government are still oppose of native people self governing. Link -
White and Red Papers
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeu rise power in 1968. His government want him to stop negotiating any further treaties, with the natives people and take their land. This is where the Native people start to feel concern about their rights and status in the Canadian society. Aboriginal hand in a document known as, "The Red Paper" countered all of the proposals of the White Paper. An Aboriginal delegation, backed by other Canadian citizens, met with the governments.They were able to save their identity. -
The Constitutional Act of 1982
http://www.aaqnaq.com/en/resources/ancestral-rights/constituional-act-1982/ In 1982, Aboriginal leaders stood up again and they wanted more gain for their people. They have a debate with the government and the Constitutional Law of 1982 granted the First Nations of Canada important gains. They gain more rights on culture during this debate. -
End Of Assimilation School, And Gaining More Rights
By 2007 all boarding school and assimilation school had been shut down. Many natives school had been build after the demolish of the assimilation schools. Although, most parents would still have their children attend highschool and most native americans are now living inside the urban area.
