ANTHR150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Indian Register, Indian Act

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHR150
• Professor: Lesley Harrington

Document Summary

Lecture 12: canada: race in a "color-blind" nation. We need to be self-critical of canada"s position in the racial discourse. The common perception of canada amon the (white) mainstream society includes: We reserve judgment from people of color, ignoring differences in both an active and passive manner by choosing what we want to see. This can be problematic because it dismisses the lived experience for others. These views maintain the truth that race in canada is often under-examined or not examined at all. Race does exist in canada, one way to look at the way racial classification systems work in. In the 2011 census included a voluntary national household survey that asks questions about ethnicity/race: This question gages "color" or "race" with an open ended question, that allows people to answer in their own way. Question 19: is this person: white, black, korean, etc. This question is about assessing who is a visible minority, for employment equity policies and initiatives.