Aboriginal peoples in Canada

the first decision, the Supreme Court of Canada held that Donald Marshalls practice of catching and selling eels was valid and legal, so found under the 1760 and 1761 treaties between the Mi’kmaq and Britain. Known specifically as the Burying the Hatchet ceremony, it was one of many ceremonies…

Imagine your innocence and culture being stripped from you, your people denigrated. The family you come from is denounced and your tribal ways and rituals are pronounced backwards and savage by a more superior group of people wanting you to fit the image of what they think is correct. Your people are perceived to be less than human. In Richard Wagamese 1970s based novel Indian Horse this is the case for Saul Indian Horse and the rest of his family. While utilizing the concepts of the Post…

to educate Aboriginal children and turn them in Euro- Canadian and in a Christian ways. It started prior to Confederation and signing of the treaties in Canada. The first residential school was established in 1840. The government and the church were the ones who were responsible for the children at residential school. In 1883 until 1923 the Residential School were created as a part of government’s policy that were intended to focus on young Aboriginals by eliminating their aboriginal cultural…

Co-management with the BQCMB assists aboriginal sustainable harvests of caribou. Over the course of the project caribou herds have declined. I observed firsthand decreased availability of caribou by Ethen-eldèli Denesųłiné. Since 2010 only Qamanirjuaq caribou were harvested. Beverly caribou were not harvested because they were inaccessible. During the project restrictions have been placed on caribou harvests in Northern Canada. Moratoriums have been applied to the Bathurst and George…

about what is considered ‘authentic’ Indigenous art. Traditional pre-contact art motifs, materials and styles as are viewed, particularly from a settler audience, as truly authentic Indigenous art. This stance is increasingly damaging to Canadian Aboriginal communities and artists. For this attitude that only art made before or within the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are genuine shuts down the validity of amazing contemporary Indigenous artist practicing today who are creating dynamic…

Indian Land examines the unjust treatment of indigenous people who reside in Mohawk Nation, located on the St. Regis Reserve in Cornwall, ON. Unfortunately, conflict and tension quickly began to arise as Canadian Border Services were unwillingly positioned on their land without the consent of the Mohawk Nation. This ultimately disputes the formerly signed Jay Treaty, which allows aboriginals to freely cross the international border between Canada and the United States of America. After…

with an Arctic border, such as Canada, Denmark, Russia, Norway, and the United States. Every one of these countries are beginning to establish a presence in the Arctic (Smith, 2010, p. 651-652) due to the U.S. Geological Survey estimating that it could contain 240 billion barrels of oil and oil equivalent gas (USGS, 2008). According to the Law of the Sea, each country owns 370 kilometers out from its shoreline, and an additional 278 kilometers out from any area…

for what reasons are populations multiplying so rapidly, especially in countries with low fertility rates? Although population growth is a phenomenon occurring globally, this essay will address this question by focusing in on a smaller scale, within Canada. Examining the 2006 and 2011 Guelph Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), in comparison to that of Barrie, Ontario’s, a more local level study can be conducted. Then, by centering in on the trends of six demographic attributes- sex, age, language,…

out of political struggles; cultural, historical, and institutional differences; and the French language. The First Nations people, too, have encountered a great deal of conflict and hardship in the formation of their identity. The following paper will identify similarities and differences between the formation of Quebec's national identity with that of First Nations peoples. Demographically until about 1830, the French Canadians were in the majority. However, around the 1840's, elites began…

discovered 150 years ago, we still do have our historical figures who helped shape what Canada has become today. The historical figures are being referenced are: Willam Van Horne, Clifford Soften, and Sir John A. MacDonald. While there are many notable people that contributed to Canada’s development, those three made the most impactful impression on those studying Canadian history. Without those three, Canada would not be where it is today, and in the case of John A. MacDonald, it would not be…