April Raintree
In what era were Cheryl and April taken from their parents?
Sixties Scoop
In what era was Grace Adopted
The sixties scoop
Can someone’s race affect their job opportunity?
Yes
Who does not have financial stability in their life?
Cheryl
Grace enjoys financial stability in this certain type of home. What is that type of home?
a white home
True or False: Everyone experiences privilege the same way.
False
In In Search of April Raintree, when April says, “What I want for Christmas is for someone to listen to me and to believe in me,” she is expressing how a lack of this privilege affects Indigenous youth in society. What type of privilege is this?
Social Privilege
What was the tradition grace was expected to follow in her white household?
Becoming a lawyer
What is privilege
having opportunities others may not have
Cheryl challenges April about this belief — that distancing oneself from Indigenous identity leads to better social acceptance.
Internalized racism
“She was living in poverty for the first time in her life. She didn’t know how to relate, make friends, how to live”. What hardship and what isolation did this girl face?
Financial hardship and Social isolation
What are the three ways we proved privilege has positive effects?
job opportunities, financial situations, social experiences
The sisters’ experiences show that privilege can even exist between people from the same background if this factor differs. What is this factor?
Skin tone
The adoptive parents are able to provide a “better life” for Grace largely because of this unearned societal advantage.
White privilege
“They took my little Grace right out of my arms and I never saw her again after that terrible day.” This shows how Indigenous families were affected by what social oppression?
Racism