First Nations: Walking the Path of Social Change

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First Nations Walking the Path of Social
Change
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Introduction

• Two factors seem to have mitigated against any
  real meaningful change
• 1)aboriginals seen as problematic
• 2)structural changes introduced

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Aboriginal Canadians

• Defining an aboriginal
• Aboriginals under Canadian Constitution Act of
  1982
• Total aboriginal population
• Increase in natural growth rate
• Decrease in death rate
• Substantial additions to aboriginals

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Relations between Aboriginals/Non-aboriginals

• Shifts in attitude/agenda
• Positive relations
• War of 1812
• Royal Proclamation of 1763
• care-taker role
• Assimilation
• WWII

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Control of Institutional Orders

• Aboriginals dont really have any power
• Three different institutions that impact life and
  quality of life
• Health
• Education
• Economy

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Self-government

• Sovereignty lies with the Crown
• Current legislation
• Provincial support?
• Aboriginal demands

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Analysis

• Institutionalized discrimination
• Limited access to resources
• Placing the blame on individual defect
• Whos responsible?
• Individual or the social system?

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First Nations Game

• Rules
• After getting an answer right, roll the dice and
  move ahead according to the number on the dice-
  you will only move ahead if the answer is
  correct- if it is wrong, the other team will get
  a chance to steal and then will continue with
  their regular turn
• If you land on a picture, your team gets to
  answer a bonus question and if answers correctly,
  roll again and move however picture/bonus
  questions are not up for steals!
• The first team to get to the Canadian flag wins!
• GOOD LUCK TEAMS!
• The winning team will get a prize!