... Eastman (Ohiyesa) Aboriginal rights in Canada have not been upheld after the colonization era had occurred and Canada was born. The Aboriginal population has been treated immorally within the Canadian legal and political structure. As the native population in Canada is not treated with equality and justice, we see the aboriginal community in Canada with poor education, in poverty and ... struggles of the aboriginal community, and how they can be an ally. The Indian Act is a Canadian statute that incorporates the issues of governance, reserves, and status among the indigenous population (...

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In the national bestseller Green Grass, Running Water, Canadian author Thomas King deals with several social and cultural issues, the most prevalent being the perpetual demand on the Natives to assimilate themselves with the predominant Christian Caucasians. King sheds much light on the history of the Native Culture, the incarceration of the seventy-two Indians at Fort Marion in the late eighteen ... and he begins the story all over again. ""In the beginning there was just the water."" (431) King's repetition of the story of creation, emphasizes how dramatically the Judeo- Christian culture...

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... . The Native Americans carry it close to their hearts. The oral tradition is where their heroes are born. The passing down of their culture through the oral tradition helps to keep their autonomy, yet many Native Americans have abandoned the practice of oral tradition to adapt to modern ... of English. Through a variety of channels, Native Americans still affirm their cultural heritage. Native Americans have accepted the task to stay tied to their culture, to practice sacred ceremonies, to protect sacred and tribal lands, and to speak in a unified voice while preserving tribal identities...

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... the harsh winter climate has discouraged European settlement. In not only Canada, but throughout the world, Aboriginals have arranged themselves into "tribes", each tribe having there own territory, language, and culture. As time passed, the tribes and territories have changed in the way that they speak many different languages, live in a different cultural settings, gain economic wealth in diverse ways, and ... inwhich they could run there own way. Aboriginals have been fighting a long battle against assimilation and THE UTTER DESTRUCTION OF THEIR CULTURE. Aboriginal people are now sim...

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... for a long period of time. However both of these ethnic groups are stereotyped, to an extent, because of history and therefore, do not have the ability to raise their status. Canadian sociologist John Porter wrote the vertical mosaic, which challenges the myth that Canada is a patchwork. He agreed that we do have a vertical mosaic but it is a ladder rather than a patchwork ... . This is because within Canada we are free to practice our own culture however, it results in consequences in terms of one's social class. The very top of the ladder is closed off and reserved for only a certain e...

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