Great Canadian Genocide: Today we’ll draw your attention to a shameful chapter in Canadian history. It is no secret that aboriginals have been wiped off their own land in Canada. The truth is now unravelling itself with the unearthing of thousands of unmarked graves from Canadian soil.
Today we’ll talk about the Great Canadian Genocide. Residential schools are the legacy of the tumultuous colonial past of Canada. Before Europeans began to settle in the nation, indigenous people were organised in hundreds of distinct communities across the sprawling forests, plains and mountains, making up the largest group.
The Metis, who are descended through marriages between Europeans and First Nations peoples during the 17th and 19th centuries, are also recognised under the Canadian Constitution. The smallest group recognised by the government is the Inuit, whose territory consists of 51 villages that live in the Arctic areas.
Members of all communities would eventually be sent to the schools. Now, here comes a startling fact. The truth and reconciliation commission concluded in 2015 that the residential school systems had amounted to the “cultural genocide” of Indigenous people after hearing testimony from survivors for thousands of hours. The federal government issued a formal apology for the schools in 2008 but requests for an independent investigation, including the prospect of criminal charges against the federal government and the Catholic church, have been sparked by the new terrible discovery.
Almost a year back, nearly 1,300 unmarked graves on the grounds of five old residential schools for indigenous children in Canada were discovered using ground-penetrating radar. In retaliation, demonstrators destroyed sculptures of historical people, and other cities postponed their customary July 1 Canada Day celebrations back then. Deb Haaland, the first Native American secretary of the interior of the United States, revealed on June 22nd 2021 that her own nation’s boarding schools for Native Americans would be under scrutiny.
Now, let’s know, what actually occurred at these institutions for Native American children.
The American government moved native people westward in the middle of the 1800s, frequently to arid regions, in order to seize their land. On the way, a lot of Native Americans died.
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Tribes that rebelled were engaged in combat or slaughtered by the US military. Also, some people were concerned that there wouldn’t be enough room to transfer Native Americans as white settlers migrated westward. Instead, the government adopted forced assimilation and in the middle to late 1800s started heavily subsidising boarding schools for native youngsters. Canada did likewise. “Kill the Indian” and “rescue the man” were the goals of the educational institutions.
Government funding and church management combined to operate several schools. Some were run directly by the government. The use of children’s native tongues was prohibited. Several people suffered from physical and sexual abuse, and some were forced to labour for white families. Parents who refused to send their children to school were penalised by the Canadian government. Several kids died as a result of the unsanitary conditions and small living spaces. Others perished in mishaps or in their attempts to flee. Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools died at a rate that was two to five times higher than that of their counterparts in other parts of the nation until the 1950s.
If we talk about Canada alone, then the number of students who passed through residential schools between the 1870s and 1990s is around 150,000 indigenous children. The onslaught was so massive that the Canadian government apologised to the institutions and compensated survivors, in a response to a lawsuit brought by survivors of the schools and settled in 2007.
Moreover, according to the supplementary report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, there has been a huge level of violence against Indigenous women and girls. The National Inquiry found that colonial institutions and practices are still in place in Canada and are to blame for the violence that 2SLGBTQIA people and Indigenous women and girls endure.
The report emphasises how the vast majority of testimonies presented to the National Inquiry confirm that acts of Great Canadian Genocide against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA people have occurred: The violence that was reported to the National Inquiry amounts to a racial genocide against Indigenous Peoples, including First Nations, Inuit, and Métis, and it targets women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA individuals in particular.
Still, to all the atrocities against the aboriginal communities in Canada, many questions remain unanswered. The government has been unreachable on the issue. Moreover, the current Trudeau regime is capitalising on the atrocities of the indigenous community.
We at TFI have already covered, since coming to power, Justin Trudeau has been actively engaged in portraying himself as the sole protector of the Indigenous people. His government has doubled the spending, from $11.4 billion in 2015 to $27.4 billion this year, to work for the betterment of the lives of the Indigenous people. But, the reality is different from what he portrays.
Ironically, doubling the amount of spending has not led to a doubling in the output of the cause. In fact, the graph has seen a steep drop.
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As a result, compared to the general population, the rates of poverty, unemployment, addiction, incarceration, abuse, and school dropout remain stubbornly higher. Citing the current situation, the gaps don’t seem to be closing anytime soon.
Now, the major question is, where is the amount being used? Where are the funds going? Perhaps, in the garb of Indigenous Canadians, Trudeau Jr is filling his own coffers. Yes, that is what perfectly suits his persona.
The state of the aboriginals in Canada is distressing. Despite the numerous atrocities committed against the community, the government remains frustratingly out of reach when it comes to addressing these grave injustices.
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