Violation of respect
What are some examples of Violation of respect between the Indigenous and Non-Indigenous governments?
- Protests and Blockades occurred
- Non-Indigenous communities is causing environmental impacts
- Colonize Indigenous people and claim their land
Why do you think genocide takes place in Indigenous communities?
Canada's policies aimed at Indigenous people had different languages, cultural practices and political traditions and removed children from families. These were all attempts to erase Indigenous people.
What is the main cause of Climate change and how does it affect the Indigenous communities?
Climate change the difficulties already faced by indigenous communities including loss of land and resources, human rights, discrimination and unemployment.
Whats one agreement that was stated?
The government will take actions which affect their rights, lands, territories, and resources
What is one way we can stop the Destruction of the environment?
Advancing collective rights to lands, territories and resources
How can we improve respect in general towards the Indigenous peoples?
-Respect the People and Culture
-Recognize Traditional Territory
What are some factors that lead to genocide?
physical, biological and cultural (to erase from existence)
True or False
Do industrial factories contribute to climate change?
True
What challenges do indigenous communities face in knowing of treaties and agreements?
1) POORER HEALTH
2) LOWER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
3) LOWER INCOME LEVELS
True or False
Is logging an example of Destruction towards Indigenous people?
True
How do some educational systems not respect and include indigenous knowledge and perspectives?
Too few teachers speak their languages and their schools often lack basics.
What provinces in Canada have the highest genocide/homocide rate?
Manitoba
How are indigenous communities experiencing the impacts of climate change?
floods, fires, droughts, etc. that result in relocation, evacuation, or death of community members.
What is an agreement/treaty that is biased?
The government wanted Indigenous peoples to adopt the values and behaviours of white settlers.
How does industrial development impact the natural environment inhabited by indigenous communities?
Aboriginal people's skin clothing, basketry, and even snowshoes, to tourist crafts. Some local Aboriginal economies shut down, forcing people away from the land
How does the media impact the misinterpretation of Indigenous cultures?
Lack of character and personality afforded to them by the media.
How have historical acts of genocide impacted the inequality faced by indigenous communities?
Trauma, poverty, food scarcity, forced migration, loss of homes and land, loss of cultural values and overall impacts on health and well-being
How would Indigenous people adapt to climate change?
food, weather, and climate forecasting
How have treaties and agreements between indigenous communities and governments been violated?
Issues of violence and brutality, continuing assimilation policies, dispossession of land, forced removal or relocation, denial of land rights
How does logging affect the access to the availability of traditional resources?
Deforestation, habitat destruction, and species extinction. Indigenous communities, who have long depended on forests for their livelihoods and cultural practices, faced displacement, loss of land rights, and disruption of their traditional ways of life.
How do government policies and practices sometimes violate respect?
Access to clean, safe drinking water continues to pose a major public health concern in many Indigenous communities
How does unequal access to education contribute to poverty?
Poor education leads to chronic unemployment, which can lead to poverty, poor housing, substance abuse, family violence and ill health
How does climate change affect the traditional lifestyles of indigenous peoples?
Having their diets altered as a result of changing ecosystems and migration patterns
How can the method of updating historical treaties better show the needs of indigenous communities?
Treaties provide a framework for living together and sharing the land Indigenous peoples traditionally occupied.
How do government policies and practices sometimes violate their land sources?
Potential expansion of oil and gas production, renewables, mining, commercial agriculture, and urbanization