What does Canada call their indigenous people?

The Canadian Constitution recognizes 3 groups of Aboriginal peoples: Indians (more commonly referred to as First Nations), Inuit and Métis. These are 3 distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.

Does Canada respect basic human rights?

In Canada, human rights are protected by federal, provincial and territorial laws. The Charter protects every Canadian’s right to be treated equally under the law. The Charter guarantees broad equality rights and other fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion.

What is Canada’s history with indigenous peoples?

Canada was created on top of Indigenous territories. Indigenous peoples’ place in the national narrative of the “birth” of Canada has been minimized and viewed as peripheral to the dominant culture’s stories. The history Canadians don’t like to tell is that Canada’s nation-building has come at the expense of its Indigenous peoples.

Is Canada destroying indigenous peoples’ lives?

This destruction need not be just physical or biological, it also includes destruction of a social unit. Canada has displayed a continuous policy, to destroy Indigenous peoples physically, biologically, and as social units.

Why do Canadians care about Canada’s past?

Some Canadians look to history to make sense of the legacies that inform native people’s struggles today. On the other hand, uncomplicated and idealized visions of Canada’s past abound at the popular, public level. Many assume that the Canadian motto “Peace, Order, and Good Government” informed the practice of Canadian “Indian” policy.

Is the indigenous homicide rate in Canada a national scandal?

The fact that the overall Canadian homicide rate for Indigenous Canadians is roughly five times higher than that for non-Indigenous Canadians is indeed a national scandal. But, to quote Canada’s Leader of the Opposition, Conservative Andrew Scheer, “the tragedy that has happened to this vulnerable section of our society is its own thing.”