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Ethnic Politics Types of Intergroup Relations
Ethnic Politics Types of Intergroup Relations
Colonialism: Domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended period
of time.
Colonialism domination
Residential schools represented an effort of the Canadian federal government to “improve”
Indigenous peoples.
Last Residential School closed in 1996. Not Canada’s past. Part of Canada’s present. It has an
impact on our day-to-day lives. Higher rates of poverty in some indigenous communities and
access to resources can be problematic (drinking water) Approx. 50% of children in our foster
care systems are indigenous children. Victims of abuse and murder. Hard to be successful in a
society that keeps building barriers.
Truth & Reconciliation. Lost value in unwillingness to engage in the myriad of indigenous
cultures and knowledge bases in Canada.
Watch Ted Talk: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a single story. (2009)