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Canada Leading Global Study Looking at Best Ways to Prevent Inuit Suicide

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Canada Leading Global Study Looking at Best Ways to Prevent Inuit Suicide

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https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/11/02/canada_leading_global_study_looking_at_best_ways_to_prevent_inuit_suicide.html
This article discusses the high suicide rates of arctic aboriginals in their late teens to mid-twenties.  This is not just limited to Canada.  This article discusses the suicide rates of aboriginals in Alaska, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark.  The article says that a lot of these areas do have mental health and wellness facilities, but can not come even close to the demand.  This issue also seems to involve cultural displacement, as more and more southern governments exert their authority over northern regions.  This causes issues around the formation of identity, and disconnections with the community.  Teams are working in these countries to try to assist the mental health and wellness initiatives.  A large part of these initiatives is giving youth a voice to express themselves with in creative ways, such as photography, theater or film projects.

The significance of this article can be found in many different areas.  First, I was completely unaware of this issue.  This is similar to how many people were and are still completely unaware of residential schools.  The government does not publicize much information about aboriginal groups.  But this article is an example of that changing.  More information is starting to come out about aboriginal people. This is definitely a step in the right direction, as more aboriginal issues will have light shed upon them.

This article definitely says a lot about what should happen in the future.  The author clearly thinks that this issue is moving in the right direction, but a lot more could also be done.  The Canadian government has only set aside $1 million for this project.  For a suicide prevention initiative, they could be spending a little more.  This issue is also something that would benefit from volunteers.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2u_hH6lAmS2MlJodWVZTmxJbXVTVEJzZG0ya2wyWXd2WWRn/view
This excerpt, written by a Mi’kmaq women by the name of Isabelle Knockwood, explains what residential schools were trying to accomplish, and how successful they were at implementing their “teachings” on her.  Knockwood wrote in the passage that she attended St. Mary’s Residential School in Nova Scotia for 12 years of her life.  She wrote that she was forbidden to speak her native tongue, discuss or take part in native practices, and wear native dress.  She was taught that her First Nations ancestors were savages that had no laws, no religion and no political structure.  When she was around 7 years-old, she went home for the summer to see her family, where her mother taught her a valuable lesson about their heritage.

I believe that this passage was meant to explain to people the trouble that children in residential school had to go through, from the perspective of someone who went through all of it.  She explains what exactly was forbidden to do, which is a clear violation of freedom of speech and freedom of religion.  This text is also meant to convey the message that you should learn about your heritage, as it is a very important part of your life.  Residential schools were taking this important element from these children’s lives.

The text is trying to educate the readers on not just what happened in residential schools, but also on Knockwood’s mother’s “teachings”.  The essence of the teachings is tht you should learn about your past and your true heritage, and not let anyone tell you it is invalid.  Everyone has the right to learn about their past and should honour it, as without that, who knows where you would be.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/cindy-gladue-case-not-guilty-verdict-prompts-rallies-calling-for-appeal-1.3016603
This article discusses a trial that happened after Cindy Gladue died by bleeding out. An Ontario trucker was convicted of the murder. Cindy was an aboriginal sex worker.  She was found dead in a hotel room in Edmonton. The trucker, who was the only one in the room with her during the murder was found not-guilty. The jury for this was comprised of no aboriginal people. This article points that out as something that could cause the jurors to not empathize with the situation Gladue was in, which could have created a bias within the ruling. The article also describes protests that happened after the court ruling was made public. This text is a good example of how aboriginals are treated unfairly in the Canadian judicial system. All of the evidence pointed to one obvious conclusion, yet the jury picked the one that was clearly wrong.  The message I think that the text is trying to convey to the viewer is that there is something wrong with the judicial system in Canada. This event has made it obvious that not everyone is equal in the court. The jury must be made so that it has representatives that will understand the situation the victim was in, as well as the situation the accused was in. The court should not even consider the race of the victim or accused either. Due to stereotypes that we have in our current society, serious bias can be created if the race of someone is considered when coming up with a final verdict. This is something that aboriginal people have to live with. Because there are a lot of negative connotations associated with their race, they have to live with these stereotypes that, this text has shown, can influence a court ruling.