Indians depicted it as becoming denationalized as document H explains. The Cherokees repeatedly protested. Document I clearly states that the Cherokees believed that had the right to their land. To move beyond the Mississippi, to unknown territory, was a great burden to them. The treaties created were not fulfilled even though they guaranteed Indian privileges and protection from intruders, thus driving the Natives to exile.
After all, genocide was already forbidden under customary international law at the time that the Aboriginals Ordinance was enacted. The court, however, found difficulty here as well, this time based on problems inherent in the definition of genocide as a crime. According to the court, the transfer that the Aboriginals Ordinance authorized lacked the requisite mental element of "intent to destroy" the children's racial or ethnic group. Rather, the court held that the forcible transfers authorized by the Ordinance were intended "for the good and welfare" of the aboriginal population. The court based this interpretation on the conditions that prevailed at the time of the Ordinance's passage.
The colonizing Society also has the pessimistic attitude of hostility and unfriendliness with the Indians and they advised Ms. Carr not to visit Kitwancool. “ White men told about the Kitwancool poles too, but when I told them I wanted to go there, they advised me “keep out” (138). No, I would certainly have said, ‘keep out’
In a country that prides itself on nationalism, the poor mistreatment of Aboriginal people in their communities does not express the idea of Canadian equality. “Popular usages of race have been based on the assumption that a race is a grouping or classification based on genetic variations in physical appearance, particularly skin colour” (Murry, Linden, and Kendall, 2014, p.274). Race minorities like Aboriginals are already at an unfair disadvantage because of being a minoritiy in Canada. A majority has the option to abuse its power or help those minorities, making equality possible (Murry.2014, p.276). People stereotype a whole minority as one type of people even if its not true (Murry, 2014, p.277).
Everyone should be treated as equals but that’s not the case with Indians, , because no one person is better than another. In the text book Canada Revisited 8 on page 208 it read “the purpose of the Indian Act was to assimilate First Nations people into Euro- Canadian culture”. The text in quotes stated that the beliefs and culture of the First Nations were primitive, and had no place in society. This is absolutely unfair to the First Nations people because the Canadian government is discouraging them to follow their customs, cultures, and beliefs. Another example of assimilation was that in 2002 the
Social problems like these are treated in such a way that they leave viewers with the impression that they are caused by something innate within Aboriginal people, rather than by colonial impositions. These ideas are always presented as "common sense", and fail to address social or historical contexts, encouraging the wider community to adopt a shallow and bigoted view of Indigenous issues. This ideology of Indigenous Australians being a savage, much like a wild animal, leads some white settlers into the belief that they could be treated as such. In a letter to the editor in The Australian, Wednesday 20 June 1827, the author notes "It is said that the natives have become so very troublesome, that many persons have resolved to poison them", the comment’s tone suggests the white settlers likened them to pests. Furthermore, the linking of Aboriginals to animals is evident as the writer warns against the government “humanising and conciliating the savage tribes” as it would have dire consequences for the white
Also, this leads to children to be victims of racism. It can be argued that people feel Aboriginal people should be honoured that these imagery of Indians is being used. Augustine argues back that no honour lies in ridicule and mockery. People are realizing this racism when the Washington Redskins cancelled seven trademarks and there logo because of several complaints from tribes. They are hoping that one day aboriginals will get the respect they deserve.
Aborigines Laws of Kinship The kinship system of the Aboriginal culture is a system that determines how people relate to each other and their roles, responsibilities and obligations in relation to each other, business and land. The kinship system determines who marries who, ceremonial relationships, funeral roles and behavior patterns with other kin. I will look at three of the Aboriginal laws that were set by the tribal elders of Roper River: Marriage Law: “If a person steals someone who is promised to another person in marriage, or if a person goes with a person of a different skin group, they should also be punished in our traditional way by the elders, and if necessary by physical punishment. We would also like traditional marriages to be recognized under European Law and for wives and husbands to have the rights and obligations which come from this recognition of traditional marriages. If at any time this recognition of traditional marriages, under European Law, creates conflict to our traditional culture, then these conflicts must be resolved by a meeting of our elders.” At first look this law took me back to the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
The responsibility would fall on family and extended members of the family to enforce acceptable behaviour of its members. A crime within the community would affect all and fines were issued according to status and the ability to pay. A guarantor would be required to guarantee the payment. If the fine was not paid then the guarantor had the right to seize goods to the value of the fine. Member of the lowest caste would not have been able to pay a fine or secure a guarantor so they would lose their civil rights, be prohibited from practising a profession or being employed in any position of trust.
Our external identity is genetically passed down from our parents and is basically what you see on the outside in terms of gender, hair and eye color and so on. Internal identity is more complicated, in that it comes from a number of diverse areas of life such as, family, peers, teachers, community and media. Not being able to speak or understand a language effectively excludes a person from a group or nation, and may make that person feel like a second class citizen. This occurred when the Europeans first came to Canada and encountered the First Nations People. Neither spoke the others’ language and chaos ensued and wreaked havoc on the First Nations People, who are still dealing with those repercussions today.