"What does it take to break stereotypes about First Nations?", by Tamara Ainscow

Guiding Question:   In our society, what are the most common stereotypes about indigenous people"?

Common  indigenous stereotypes
- drugs and alcohol
- all natives are spiritual beings
- First Nations are savages

Answer: The most common stereotypes that First Nations people suffer are their use of drugs and alcohol, the image that they are all spiritual creatures and, finally, that they are savages.

- Project a stereotype

- Do not respect culture

- Take decision based on economic

- Make decision for the present, do not think about the future

- Do not learn from history
- Will have to live with the consequences of theirs actions

Answer
The First Nation people are more than what people think they are.  They are not the characters we’ve seen on TV or as described in books.  The modern Indigenous person is involved in the community, participates in the development of the economy by owing businesses and possesses many dimensions not just the one pictures in movies or novels. 

- Mistreating and violence towards aboriginal women

- Low income compared to non-aboriginal's

- High child poverty rates

- Poor health

- Needed water advisories
- Youth suicides

Answer
The current situation of Aboriginal children creates a cycle of disadvantage. They face more poverty, health issues, low quality housing, inadequate education and more violence. In 2005, the income gap between Aboriginal an Non-Aboriginals Canadians was 28,8%. Child poverty is more than double for the Indigenous children than the Non-Indigenous children. Aboriginal women were almost 3 times more likely to report that they had been tainted by physical violence in the past five years. More than half (60%) of students living on Reserves didn't graduate high school. 

By not helping to improve Aboriginal living conditions, health care and social inclusion, a vicious cycle is created that affects not only the children but society and Canada as a whole. 3 to 5 times more Aboriginal adults are incarcerated compared to Non-Aboriginals. Youth suicides for Aboriginals in Canada is 3 to 7 times higher than Non-Aboriginals.

To break the cycle of disadvantage from mothers to daughters, from parents to children, Canada needs to revise the policies towards Aboriginals societies to promote equality and fight against discrimination.

Guiding Question:  According to activist Christy Jordan-Fenton, how did the residential school system cause the deep social problems within Indigenous communities today?

Main ideas:
-abuse
-did not speak up
-mentally hurt
-could not go to the police to denounce the police
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Answer: The little girls were taught that they were nothing and the little boys were often abused. THese kids grew up as being people that did not stand up for them self so they just keeped it for themself and nothing changed. Futhermore they were mentaly disturbed by all these horible memories and felt like nothing so they would drink and find themselves in these places they are today

Guiding Question:   While you read, try to locate Scott Gilmore's thesis (his message to us readers).    Restate (in your own words) the main idea that he delivers in this disturbing and passionate editorial.

Main ideas:
-violence
-abuse/rape
-kidnapping
-The Canada that no outsider sees

Answer :
His message to the readers is to show the raw reality concerning the non-indigenous population vs the indigenous community. He presents many situations where First Nations people were treated as an inferiority, which is totally unfair and bias.
Image : The thesis 

Guiding Question:   While you read, try to locate Scott Gilmore's thesis (his message to us readers).    Restate (in your own words) the main idea that he delivers in this disturbing and passionate editorial. 

List of main ideas: 

1. We are not aware about the true living conditions (assault, abuse, suicide, fear, unenployment)

2. Injustice enforced by the law (Police, Judges, lawyers, child welfare)

3.Huge constrast between our living our canada and indigeous canada (living conditions)

4. Politicians put on a show of caring

Answet to the guiding question: We live in a safe and just and wealthy contry, but they live in a dangerous, unjust and poor contry. But yet it's the same country.

source: The Canada most people don't see by Scott Gilmore, MacLean's, https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/the-canada-most-people-dont-see/