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Injustice done to the Indigenous (Residential Schools (residential schools…
Injustice done to the Indigenous
Residential Schools
residential schools were created by John A. Macdonald
he was the very first prime minister of Canada
residential schools were used to erase all indigenous tradtions and cultures
to make them more "civilized"
kids were taken from their parents at a young age
the indigenous children's hair was cut
the children were seperated from their siblings, sisters and brothers
they were no allowed to see eachother, if they did they would get punished
punishment was varied
whipping
sexual assult
In 1990, Phil Fontaine talked to the churches involved to acknowledge the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse endured by students at the schools.
instead, the former students were paid a large fee for each year of residential school attendence
punished to set an example of what not to do
staff at the residential schools taught them how to shower
while doing so they took advantage of them
many students at residential school were sexaully assaulted
teachers and staff often took advantage of the students
or abused
the children had to dress in white mans clothes
in order to abandon their old lives.
no native tongue spoke, only english
if any native tongue was spoken, punishment would occur
3 examples of residential school survivors
Raymond Mason, 62, 12 years in residential school
Alice Littledear 78, 8 year old in residential schools
Madeleine Dion Stout, 36 months =3 years in residential school
"children were easier to mold than adults"
the children of residential school survivors were often abused
they couldnt speak the native language
returning home
after enduring residential schools, they didn't feel like they belonged in their reserve
they didn't have the skills to help their parents/families
residential school survivers felt ashamed of their heritage
the residential schools were open all over the country
1100 students attended residential schools
69 schools
at the peak of residential school in 1931, there were 80 schools open
Statues of reminders
John A. Macdonald statue
his staute stands in many different provinces of Canada
his statue is often painted blood red for example last year and this year in Montreal
In August, Victoria removed their statue of John A. Macdonald
the statue reminds people of what he did the bad and the good
many thinks the statue should retire to a musuem, where he can still be remembered
Good:
the founding father of Canada
without him there would be no country
Nation builder
a man of honor
people go to his statue to celebrate his birthday each year
Bad:
he made residential schools
treated all Indigenous people horribly
racist
we, as Canadians still cannot decide whether or not John A. Macdonald was a hero or villian
the famous 5
5 albertain women
they fought for women to be considered as "persons"
they fought until 1948 until they finally won
but they only fought for" white women"
Emily Murphy
she wrote a book that was heavily racists against the Chinese along with Blacks and Greeks.
she later fought for Eugenics along with Nellie McClung (another women in the famous5)
they didn't want people wtih genetic disorders, mental illness or genetic defects to continue reproducing
to control the population
alot of people were sterilized without their consent
Indigenous people were one of many that were sterilized without consent
this act began in 1928 and was not repearled until 1972
samuel de champlain
he did both bad and good and died a hero
Good:
mapped the coast of our country
founder of Canada
died a hero
the first Canadian hero to the Quebec people and colonists
Father of new France (Quebec city and Quebec)
Bad:
brought Jesuits into the Indigenous reserve
samuel married a 12 year old
pushed religon onto the indians
the only way to heal the disease is to pray to the Jesuits
brought diseases to the indigenous people
his statue
samuel de champlain holds an upsidedown astrolabe in one hand and an indigenous man at the base of the staute (nameless indian scout).
the nameless indian scout was later removed in 1990
The coming of white men to Canada
the opening of the Hudsons Bay Company
in 1670 the company was chartered
chartered by the king of england, charles the second
the two men who started was Pierre Radisson and Medart de Groseilliers
the were both French
French king refused to charter the company
Ruperts land
ruperts land took over a large portion of Indigenous land
the land was chartered to the French and that gave them the right to give them rights to mineral resources aswell
trading posts were set up all over Canada
Indigenous people lost their voice to the land
the white men were able to make the Indigenous people sign their rights away, by putting all the rights in english
no chief could read or speak english
trading posts were set up all over Ruperts land
In 1869, Ruperts land waws sold to the government of Canada
the Indigenous had no say in the selling of Ruperts land
pelts were traded unreasonably
pelts were traded for rifles
rifles made the indigenous abandon their traditonal hunting ways
seven beaver pelts could be traded for one rifle
by the end of the fur trade, beavers were close extinction
alot of Indigenous were living in debt becuase of trading all their belongings away
each year, the tribes were given 3 dollers and some goods
3/4 of indians were earrning less than 2000 a year
1/3 of indians depended on welfare
welfare was often stolen from the Indigenous people
prices for items were high and then income was really low
Bay blanket
called the "plague balnket"
the blanket brought by the white men spread diseases amoung the Indigenous people
small pox was the common disease spread to the indigenous people by Bay blanket
small children and mothers died of small pox
all tribes were close to extinction
most people died
its a creamy white blanket with red, yellow, green and indigo stripes
they were made in england
the blanket were used for different things
usage of bay blanket:
Shoe lining
Window
Doors
Boat sails
Gave warmth and luxury