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The Impact of Westernization on the Traditional Lifestyle of the First Nations (Chapter Reference - Ch 16)

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1 The Impact of Westernization on the Traditional Lifestyle of the First Nations (Chapter Reference - Ch 16)

2 1.Increased Population  Increase in population of new settlers interfered with lifestyle of hunting, fishing, agriculture - all requiring great deal of land  New settlers used/changed land so traditional methods could not be used to provide enough food for First Nations people  Increase in population of new settlers interfered with lifestyle of hunting, fishing, agriculture - all requiring great deal of land  New settlers used/changed land so traditional methods could not be used to provide enough food for First Nations people

3 2. Move of First Nations’ peoples onto reserves  Reserves lacked resources  Difficult for traditional lifestyles  Absence of economic base- created social/health problems  Many forced to accept welfare, or move to cities looking for work  Reserves lacked resources  Difficult for traditional lifestyles  Absence of economic base- created social/health problems  Many forced to accept welfare, or move to cities looking for work

4 3.Use of Residential Schools  Aboriginal children sent to live/learn in special schools in larger towns  Taught language/culture of mainstream Canadian society  Not allowed to speak their own languages or practise their own cultural traditions  Trapped between two cultures  Aboriginal children sent to live/learn in special schools in larger towns  Taught language/culture of mainstream Canadian society  Not allowed to speak their own languages or practise their own cultural traditions  Trapped between two cultures

5 4. Fishing and Hunting Laws  Provincial/Federal govt. made laws to protect populations of wildlife  Native peoples traditionally hunted/fished whenever/wherever game was plentiful  Aboriginal leaders argue laws should not apply to their people- laws are helping to destroy economic base/traditional culture  Provincial/Federal govt. made laws to protect populations of wildlife  Native peoples traditionally hunted/fished whenever/wherever game was plentiful  Aboriginal leaders argue laws should not apply to their people- laws are helping to destroy economic base/traditional culture

6 5. Resource and Development Projects  Many resource development projects proceed without cooperation of Native peoples  Effects the environment in which Natives live - restricts ability to trap, fish, hunt  Unable to earn adequate living  Many resource development projects proceed without cooperation of Native peoples  Effects the environment in which Natives live - restricts ability to trap, fish, hunt  Unable to earn adequate living

7 Let’s focus on one of the issues…

8 What is Assimilation? Assimilation is the loss of culture that occurs when an individual or group adopts the culture of the larger group within which he/she or they live. An example of this is a First Nation adopting the broader Canadian culture.

9 Canada’s Residential Schools  In 1928, a government official predicted Canada would end its “Indian Problem” within 2 generations.

10 Residential Schools  CBC Archives video clip from March 13th, 1955.  http://archives.cbc.ca/s ociety/native%20issue s/topics/692/ http://archives.cbc.ca/s ociety/native%20issue s/topics/692/  A New Future A New Future  CBC Archives video clip from March 13th, 1955.  http://archives.cbc.ca/s ociety/native%20issue s/topics/692/ http://archives.cbc.ca/s ociety/native%20issue s/topics/692/  A New Future A New Future

11 Residential Schools Revisited  CBC Archives video clip from November 24th 1987  http://archives.cbc.ca/soci ety/native%20issues/dossi er/529/ http://archives.cbc.ca/soci ety/native%20issues/dossi er/529/  Finding a Balance Finding a Balance  CBC Archives video clip from November 24th 1987  http://archives.cbc.ca/soci ety/native%20issues/dossi er/529/ http://archives.cbc.ca/soci ety/native%20issues/dossi er/529/  Finding a Balance Finding a Balance

12 Residential Schools  The missionary Hugh McKay, writing in 1903, characterized the system itself as an effort "to educate and colonize people against their will."  The residential school system was part of a deliberate, systemic effort to "kill the Indian in the child."  This was accomplished by removing generations of children from their families and communities, and by alienating them from their language, culture and, broadly speaking, Aboriginal ways of living in the world.  The missionary Hugh McKay, writing in 1903, characterized the system itself as an effort "to educate and colonize people against their will."  The residential school system was part of a deliberate, systemic effort to "kill the Indian in the child."  This was accomplished by removing generations of children from their families and communities, and by alienating them from their language, culture and, broadly speaking, Aboriginal ways of living in the world.

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