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When Indigenous people were first allowed to serve in the army in 1915, they were left without compensation or recognition for their sacrifice.
In the second world war, many Indigenous men and women served with the expectation that they would be receiving voting rights in addition to proper compensation. Upon return, veterans found that though they were recognized for their service, they were denied equal benefits and voting rights. This is an example of continuity and inequality. -
Though the government's dishonor of promises to Indigenous people post - WW2 wasn't as explicit as WW1, it is still just as prevalent. The withholding of Camp Ipperwash from the Stoney Point reserve is yet another example of continuity in the mistreatment of Indigenous Canadians.
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A minimum of 3000 Indigenous Canadians served in the second world war. Though still making up a minority of the army with only 29 status Indians in the RCAF and 9 in the RCN, Indigenous soldiers enlisted under the impression that they would receive voting rights, compensation and recognition for their service.
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Camp Ipperwash was a military training facility formed in 1942 located on the Stoney Point Reserve in Southwestern Ontario.
After the conclusion of World War Two, the DND marked that it would return the majority of the occupied land to the reserve. Instead, the land continued to be used as a training camp, serving as a source of controversy for the years to come.
