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ASSIMILATION OF THE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY

The impact of colonization on the Aboriginal Community

Nirali Parmar

NorQuest College

ENGL 2550 AO1

Assignment 2b: Aboriginal Community

Taylor Scanlon

6 Nov, 2020
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The impact of colonization on the Aboriginal Community

Introduction

Introductory Statement: The impact of colonization on the aboriginal community

in the area of domestic violence, environmental exploitation, and adoption of Euro-

Canadian culture

Thesis:  The Euro-Canadians want the aboriginal to adopt their culture by

resolving cultural differences, domestic violence, and minimize economic gain.

Summary of main ideas:

 Residential (boarding) school trauma and its effects on the aboriginal

community.

 The colonization process has resulted in domestic violence, risk, and

protective factors in the Aboriginal community.

 Environmental exploitation of the aboriginals by the Euro-Canadians.

Main Idea #1

Claim: Residential (boarding) school trauma and its effects on the aboriginal

community.
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Evidence:

 The sexual, emotional, physical, mental, spiritual, and cultural abuse

experienced by generations of Indigenous children who survived residential

schools has resulted in deeply painful impacts on the physical, emotional,

spiritual, and mental health of survivors, their families, and communities.

(Allan, B & Smylie, J. 2015).

 Child protection agency harmed the overall health and well-being of

Indigenous children.

 The indigenous children were separated from their parents.

Significance: The schools' purpose was to sever the aboriginal children's ties to

their communities and culture and force them to adopt Euro-Canadian culture and

language.

Main Idea #2

Claim: The colonization process has resulted in domestic violence, risk, and

protective factors in the Aboriginal community.

Evidence:
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 Racist ideologies continue to significantly affect indigenous peoples' health

and well-being (Allan & Smylie. 2015, p.2).

 In health care, barriers to access for Indigenous peoples include racism

within the health care and the Non-Insured Health benefits programs. (Allan

& Smylie. 2015, p.2)

 Urban Aboriginal women specifically struggle to maintain an Aboriginal

identity while attempting to live in a non-aboriginal society.

 Aboriginal women are more likely to experience domestic violence than

men (Goulet, Lorenzetti, Walsh, & Claussen. 2016, p.14).

 Forced participation of Aboriginal children and youth in residential schools

over multiple generations was noted as a risk factor for domestic violence

unique to Aboriginal communities. (Goulet, Lorenzetti, Walsh, & Claussen.

2016, p.14).

 Age is also a risk factor for domestic violence, with younger women (ages

20-24) being more likely to experience domestic and sexual violence

(Goulet, Lorenzetti, Walsh, & Claussen. 2016, p.15)

 Aboriginal men experience domestic violence, and women are a primary

target for domestic Violence and are more likely to suffer from severe injury

or death as a result.
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Significance: The issue of domestic violence in the First Nations community

demands urgent study. While domestic or family violence affects all family

members, the most prominent victims are women and children. Aboriginal female

adults, adolescents, and children are experiencing abuse, battery, and sexual assault

to a staggering degree. Interventions for family violence in Aboriginal

communities should take a culture-based approach and focus on healing for the

whole family.

Main Idea #3

Claim: The colonization of the aboriginal has led to environmental economic gain.

Evidence:

 They were people who adapted to their environment and worked out a code

of behavior for living compatibly with their world (McDowell, 2012, p.20).

 According to (McDowell 2012, p.4), sustainable development is a buzzword

for policymakers, but it did not play a large part in Canadian history. The

European settlers conquer the law not only for survival but for profit.

Significance: There is a need to protect the rights of the aboriginals, protect

wildlife, improve the sound quality of air, increase forest harvest growth, and

reduce energy intensity. These will help to protect the environment.

Conclusion
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Restatement of argument: There is a need for the assimilation of the Euro-

Canadian and the aboriginal to achieve a unified goal.

Significance of main points: The misunderstanding between the Euro-Canadian

and the aboriginals should come to an end. They should forget past issues and

focus on building a better future through reconciliation and mediation.

Concluding statement: It is imperative that the Euro-Canadian ensure

collaboration with the aboriginals and efficiently use environmental resources

without adverse effects on climate and nature.

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References

Allan, B. & Smylie, J. (2015): First Peoples, Second Class Treatment: The Role of

Racism in the Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous People in Canada,

Retrieved from https://www.wellesleyinstitute.com

Goulet, S., Lorenzetti, L., Walsh. C. A., Wells, L & Claussen, C. (2016). First

Peoples Child & Family Review, Understanding the Environment: Domestic

Violence and Prevention in Urban Aboriginal Communities, 11(1), 5-20.

MacDowell, L. S. (2012): An Environmental History of Canada. Retrieved from

http://books.google.ca/