HECOL300 Lecture 15: HECOL 300 Week 8 Lecture #15
Document Summary
Came out of an agreement between government of canada and aboriginal peoples via largest class action lawsuit in canadian history (out of court settlement). Felt something was missing, that aboriginal peoples" voices (in particular the children, now adults, affected by historical policies by canadian government) were missing from history. The birth of the truth & reconciliation commission. 5 year mandated process that concluded in 2015. Cultural genocide kill a culture via political and social institutions of the group by restricting movement, destroying spiritual and cultural objects goal: assimilation. Using policy tools ex) residential schools (late 1800s, 60s scoop to assimilate. Small boy camp example of resistance: group of boys in hiding to keep indigenous cultural, worldview, & history. Goal: civilize and christianize the so called savage aboriginal person. Trc shows that the current states of aboriginal persons is not the result of individual choice alone, but is largely due to systems and policy instituted in the past.