Experiences of the Indigenous People
Indigenous Lives
(Losing Space)
Culture
A single native person could identify their fellow ones by its physical appearance and their manner of speaking their native languages.
Religon
The indigenous people of the planet have already established their own unique religious cultures and ways. Although The influence of the field like Christianity, education, and social technological changes are the factors for the disappearance of their religious practices and rituals. (Higaunon)
Economy
The main reason for the indigenous people to disappear was selling their land to the migrants and capitalists because of poverty from the pressure of industrialization
Politics
The traditional leaders of communities have a great role in keeping order and in claiming back their ancestral domain.
Environment
The land of the indigenous people can be equated to their culture because the loss of the land could also cause the loss of their culture. Also they were focused on forested areas which contributed to the freshness of air as agriculture is also their main base of living.
Government Benefits
Aboriginals Day (June 21)
Celebrating the cultures and contributions
of the First Nations
Protected in Canada's Constitution
Equal rights given
Health Care Benefits
eyeglass repairs
dental services
Do not pay taxes
Own chief that acts as prime minister for the Aboriginals
Nunavut (Own Province)
Became its own on April 1, 1999
Known for its indigenous Inuit people
Nunavut has supported a continuous Indigenous population for over 4,000 years.
The official language in Nunavut is Inuktitut
Issues
Poorer Health
Higher rate of respiratory problems
Lower levels of education
22.8% of Indigenous had completed high school
because of high rate of mental health
Lower income levels
The median income for Aboriginal peoples was $20,701
Higher rates of suicide
More than one in five off reserve First Nations adults have suicidal thoughts at some point in their lives.
Great Depression
Starting to lose their land
Government had to cut funding for them
Fur trappers made a lot of money
Worked in mines rather than trapping for fur
Many fell into poverty
Their abundant way of hunting started to disappear
Residential Schools
(1870-1996)
Only for Native Indians
6,000 children dead
last School closed in Saskatchewan 1996
Was funded by the Canadian government
Stephen Harper formally apologized for this act
Created to educate the Indigenous people
Life at Residential Schools
Half day system until 1950
Tasks were separated by gender.
Some Students performed chores
Experience of residential school students was negative
Dress codes were not given but students had to
dress formal
Death and Diseases
in Residential Schools
At least 3,200 Indigenous children died in the overcrowded residential schools.
The students were particularly vulnerable to diseases such as tuberculosis and influenza
Food was low in quantity and poor in quality
Subtopic
World War I
4,000 Aboriginal people served in the Canadian forces during the conflict.
Hundreds were wounded or lost their lives on foreign battlefields.
Conscription was an extremely contentious issue
Many Aboriginal men were unfamiliar with both French and English
The transition to life in the military was difficult for some Aboriginal men
Aboriginal men and women made important contributions to the war effort on the home front during the First World War.
At least 300 status Indians lost their lives in the First World War
World War II
Indigenous people from every region of Canada served in the armed forces during the Second World War
At least 3,000 First Nations members including 72 women enlisted, had fought
17 decorations for bravery in action were earned.
Many Sacrifices were made by the Indigenous people as they had to leave their families to go to war.