Canada has matured as a nation. ... "Two primary objectives of the Residential Schools system were to remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture. ... ... The struggle of Canadian women for rights shows that Canada eventually matured, Canadian women (except First Nations women) obtained the right to vote in federal elections in 1918. ... This proves that Canada as a country has realized that the safety of all Canadian citizens is very important and this has helped Canada in maturing. Canada...

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Therefore, their lifestyle included both cultures and belief systems equally. However, they were very distinct from both cultures. ... Their cultures and beliefs were dying. ... They were formally recognized as an Aboriginal People in the Constitution of Canada and claimed the right to hunt in a manner consistent with their Aboriginal culture. ... Despite the struggle that we have faced as a society over the years, it is evident that Canada's people and the Canadian government have begun to view the Metis in a different light as they have slowly become more accepting of our culture. ...

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The Canadian Government wanted to make sure nothing like that ever happened in this Country and that is why the peace and friendship treaties were created. ... By this time the British were growing much stronger as they had a large number of English citizens immigrating to Canada. ... This quote "assimilation is legislated genocide" describes just what it was the British government was trying to do.. to kill every last bit of Native culture in Canada, they wanted that culture to be completely wiped out. ... Throughout the time those children were forced to live in what was pract...

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Native Canadians are the backbone of much Canadian history, and still, the Native Canadian children were deprived, abused, and secluded for years in these schools. ... These schools, run by religious people, were not a choice for Native Canadians. ... They didn't understand the sudden change in culture, tradition, language, and rules. They were young, and they were innocent people, learning a language and culture they"d never heard of. ... The Aboriginal Healing Foundation of Canada has been working for years to make Canadians today aware of the Residential schools for Native Canadians an...

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Canada judicial decision and the Constitution Act of 1982. By examining these five pivotal legal documents we can examine further the Political and Social ideals toward aboriginals in Canada as well as examine the development of Canadian law pertaining to Aboriginal land rights. ... Canada. ... In 1982 Canada drafted their Constitution Act of 1982. ... But in a country such as Canada where subcultures such as separatist french speaking Canadians and English minorities, such a fear of alienation and clashing of cultures is almost unavoidable. ...

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