https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4 Savanna Ockimey en-us 2020-02-12 14:42:24 UTC 2020-03-04 14:36:39 UTC hello@padlet.com 349553206 https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/449657566 Residential schools were boarding schools made for Indigenous peoples.They were part of Canadas school networking  between 1874 and 1996. The schools were established to assimilate the indigenous children into Canadian culture. Fortunately, the last school closed in 1996.]]> 2020-02-24 18:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/449657566 349553206 https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/449678797 In the late 15th century, French and British explored, colonized, and fought over various places within North America in what constitutes present-day Canada. The colony of New France was claimed in 1534 with permanent settlements beginning in 1608.

]]> 2020-02-24 18:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/449678797 349553206 https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/453691271 Lucille Mattess had to face painful experiences as a young girl going to Lejac Indian Residential School in 1969 which continued to affect her as an adult. She now does work for her community and advocacy as public support for people like her who had gone through similar things as she did.

]]> 2020-03-03 15:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/453691271 349553206 https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/453691993 Lucille had been forced to go to a residential school at a young age, so it had a long term effect on her for the rest of her life. As she got older she suffered from anxiety attacks, substance abuse, depression and more. Being mistreated in the schools and being punished for unreasonable things is something that had scarred her. She turned all that negativity into something good and started public speaking and doing advocacy for people with similar or relatable experiences as her.

]]> 2020-03-03 15:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/453691993 349553206 https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/453694468 In 1763, the British used blankets exposed to smallpox as germ warfare in an attempt to subdue the First Nations resistance led by Pontiac. Then in 1775 during the American Revolution, American troops besieging Quebec City were stricken with smallpox. Indigenous people had no immunity to smallpox, resulting in devastating infection and death rates.

]]> 2020-03-03 15:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/453694468 349553206 https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/453699328 Recently federal and provincial governments, RCMP, and Coastal GasLink/Transcanada are openly violating Wet’suwet’en by international and canadian law. Each clan within the Wet’suwet’en Nation has full jurisdiction under their law to control access to their territory. They’re openly violating  because Coastal gas link/ transcanada wants to build a 670 km gas pipeline throughout the territories forcing the people/residents to evacuate.

]]> 2020-03-03 15:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/453699328 349553206 https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/453700843 Reserves are physical and spiritual homelands for first nations people of Canada. They are areas set aside for First Nations people after a contract with the Canadian state. Living conditions on reserves aren't as lavish as some of our homes. One in five Aboriginal people lived in a dwelling that was in need of major repairs in 2016, not only that people lived in . crowded housing.]]> 2020-03-03 15:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/349553206/qeckly7ivrr4/wish/453700843