Colonization
Indian Act ( Treaty )
Later on, ( present day ) people made something called 94 Calls To Action which are things we need to do to reconcile with the Indigenous people.
Threatened them with no food
Woman traded their bodies for food for their kids
Depleted their food source (bison, and buffalo)
Indigenous people had less and less food.
Many died
The sustainability of the environment was broken.
Took away their rights.
They weren't allowed to gather in groups.
Gave them restrictions.
People who didn't obey were sent to jail.
Big Bear ( a leader ) and some others were hanged.
Stopped their Indigenous government
Gave them no political voice
Criminalized their ceremonies
Couldn't practise their ceremonies
Lost their land
Forced into reserves
Historic trauma
Residential school
Indigenosu kids were isolated
Kids weren't allowed to show their feelings.
Indigenous families and kids were seperated
Had their hair cut
Forgot their culture and language
Couldn't communicate with elders and their families.
Felt like they didn't fit in when they went home.
Couldn't relearn their language and culture because they couldn't communicate with them.
Had no one to talk to about their feelings.
Didn't follow the rules of their culture
behaved irrepsonsibly
Domestic violence
Physical and sexual abuse
Inhability to express love or emotion
Family violence
Violence against woman
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Gang involvement
Alcohol use
Suicide
Elder abuse
Family feuds
Gossip
Self- destructive behavior
Stereotypes that Indigenous people face.
Loss of parenting skills
Child abuse
Depression
Less and less people believed and knew there culture.
Intergenerational impact
Trauma
Lateral violence
Couldn't cope with the freedom they had after they left.
They had their names changed
They lost their identity
Felt confused
Didn't know who they were
Indigenous kids faced abuse ( sexual, mental and physical )
Ran away
Got caught
Got punished
Died while running away
Caused anger and resentment
