SOCWORK 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Indian Act, Egalitarianism, Canadian Indian Residential School System
14 Feb 2016
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Three main groups of aboriginal people: indian, metis, inuit. Values are shared between groups and communities. Egalitarianism: recognition of the whole person, not just looking at one element, everyone should be equal, connects with many social work theories, distinct from religion, looks at the values of life and an individuals sense of self. Permissiveness: how children may be raised, elders are looked up to. Only act where a race is defined. Residential schools become part of a white community. A belief that children should come out of their community and. A way of enforcing christian practises to children in order to. Truth and reconciliation commission differently about the issues of aboriginals: many generations of children were raised to think, education gives us a negative view of aboriginal people. Effective healing principles: the medicine wheel. Starts with self and moves to where you want to go, and makes its way to action.
