The Metis, along with all Aboriginal people that live or once lived in Canada represent an important part of Canada's success as a nation. ... One of the most prominent acts of the Metis in Canadian history is our involvement in the War of 1812, since this event is central to the development of Canadian nationhood. ... As a result, the province of Manitoba officially became part of Canada. ... By 1885, the Metis were struggling as a population. ... So, as it is easy to see, the Metis have been in Canada for a very long time. ...

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The land rights obtained by Canada's Indigenous population today can be attributed to many influential court cases and government documents. ... Soon Britain found themselves trying to deal with the dissatisfactions of Native tribes in the Americas and attempting to gain the trust of their new Native population in New France. This was a Native population who were largely allied with the French prior to British control. ... Canada. ... The Constitution Act of 1982 was drafted for many reasons, such as dissatisfaction of a growing separatist French speaking population. ...

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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. ... In order to receive these benefits the Natives also had to make a promise that they would remain peaceful towards the new immigrants and follow the Canadian laws. ... The Canadian Government wanted the Indian people to become civilized and act as the "white society" did. Canada's government did not...

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The Indian Act of 1869, issued by the Parliament of Canada, was influential in the oppression of the Aboriginal Metis women. ... Instead, there has been a steady increase in the youth suicide rate within the last fifty years in Canada. Specifically, Aboriginal people in Canada appear to be particularly vulnerable to suicide with rates exceeding those in the population at large. Furthermore, when standardized rates were compared, the risk of suicide was more than twice as likely to occur among Aboriginal people in Canada compared to non-Aboriginals. Perhaps risk factors such as oppression, pove...

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