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Historical injustices against the First Nations - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Negatives
        
        Colonialism, Established Residential schools, poor treatment and genocide of the First Nations, execution of Louis Riel- an important leader of the First Nations, used starvation to move First Nations to build the CPR, Discriminated against Chinese CPR labourers- Were not allowed to vote, had to pay head tax,
      - Postives
        
        Father of the nation, gave the citizens of the colonies freedom,united the Confederation together, many different places including a airport named after him, first prime minister of Canada, BNA act, established the Northwest police, Built CPR, fought against joining the USA
  - - - Married a 12 year old when he was 43, When he arrived in Quebec brought diseases, Kept two different groups of First Nations apart for his own interest, traveled with Jesuits to convert First Nations to Catholicism
    - - Leader and father of New France\Quebec, map geographer, hero to the local French people, many parks, roads and places named after him
  - - - Advocated for eugenics, were very racist, liked population control, only supported white women
    - - Made Women persons under the law, helped female prisoners, advocated for women and Children, brought down the dower act, made organizations to fight for women's rights, voted into government postions
- - - - The First Nations feel exploited by Hudson's Bay
      - First Nations hunted to trade for rifles and other things. As soon as they got the rifle there hunting ways changed and they lost their old techinuqes
      - Governors made fortunes off the First nations. Selling stuff over 2000% sometimes.
      - They lost their independence, pride in the their culture and pride in themselves all because of Hudson bay
      - Hudson's bay sold Rupert's land and even though the First Nations lived their they had no say
      - The Government made treaties and tricked the First Nations to sign them which would make them lose their rights
      - The First Nations were pushed into unwanted areas pushed by the white man(reserves)
      - The Hudson's Bay company was allowed to sell their land with the First Nations still living on it. The First Nations had no say in it at all.
  - - - France allowed them to trade wherever they wanted
  - - - Like the French or Dutch
      - But it didnt say anything about the First Nations who have been living their for years
    - - Everybody was interested in it
    - - Which boosted their company and made them rich
- - - - It was a blanket that carried disease and took down villages
      - Callled the Plague blanket
        
        In other places like Pennsylvanian they were used to infect the First Nations people with smallpox
      - Carried Smallpox
        
        Came from Europeans who were immune to it
      - One of the most devastating things in First Nations history
        
        Killing sometimes over 80% of a village
      - A symbol of Colonialism and The First Nation losing their land and rights
      - Was a gift from Europeans at the start but as soon as one got a disease they wouldn't clean the blanket but just pass it to another person and infect them as well without knowing the cause
    - - helped them survive
      - Still sells the blanket now at Hudson bay stores
      - 60% of goods traded were blankets which helped the Hudson's Bay economy grow
- - - - Many were beaten and sexually assaulted by teachers
      - Many had drug and Alcohol addictions after going to Residential Schools
    - - If they did they would get beaten
    - - Many committed suicide
    - - So Residential schools did not only affect one generation but many