The Role Of Colonialism In Canada

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Canada is a country that prides itself on its reputation of being a multicultural country that does not look at the race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, or sexual orientation of individuals who want to become citizens. This reputation is seen to be upheld by the practices that the Canadian government and society partake in on a daily basis. However, this acceptance in actuality is artificial due to historical and contemporary mistreatment of those who are seen as the Other. Although, this is not explicitly seen today, in the past there was explicit legislation that was blatantly showed the Canadian government’s true intention for how the country should look race-wise. This is rooted from the colonization of Canada and the perceptions the …show more content…
It is believed that assimilation is not currently practiced. Yet, it is apparent in the mistreatment of Indigenous people today in different formats from the past. Currently, Indigenous people are living in reserves where the living conditions are substantially low in comparison to the rest of Canada and have a lack of support from the government. A recurring topic in the Indigenous communities is the substantial amount of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women who get little to no attention from both the media and police. This issue has many underlying reasonings on why these women are missing and murdered. The main cause is the ideas that came with colonialism which depicted Indigenous people as uncivilized or savages. This legacy of colonialism has continued into present day because the permanent mindset that colonialism has/did

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