Canadians wanted the Chinese to immigrate so they could have more workers on the railway at a cheaper cost. Canadians treated the Chinese poorly because they only saw them as workers and not actual citizens of Canada, making them irrelevant. As for the First Nations people a social theory that can be used to describe their treatment is Weber’s theory because it is based on political power. The Canadian government had a lot of power over the First Nations people and to this day still prove that they have the most power. The government controls every part of their life now and in the past as well. The Mohawk people in the film were treated absolutely horrible by the Canadian government, from abusing and beating to using military equipment such as tanks. The government flexed their military muscles and proved to the Mohawk people that they could do anything they wanted and they
Canadians wanted the Chinese to immigrate so they could have more workers on the railway at a cheaper cost. Canadians treated the Chinese poorly because they only saw them as workers and not actual citizens of Canada, making them irrelevant. As for the First Nations people a social theory that can be used to describe their treatment is Weber’s theory because it is based on political power. The Canadian government had a lot of power over the First Nations people and to this day still prove that they have the most power. The government controls every part of their life now and in the past as well. The Mohawk people in the film were treated absolutely horrible by the Canadian government, from abusing and beating to using military equipment such as tanks. The government flexed their military muscles and proved to the Mohawk people that they could do anything they wanted and they