Reverberations of the Historic Culture Clash Between Incoming European Nations and Resident First Nations Continue to Linger
This paper will argue that the root cause for many contemporary misunderstandings between Canada's First Nations and dominant society originated at the time of First Contact with incoming Europeans-French and English. Subsequent government inaction and lack of concern on the part of the public...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/52210 2023-05-15T16:15:11+02:00 Reverberations of the Historic Culture Clash Between Incoming European Nations and Resident First Nations Continue to Linger Friesen, John W. 2018-05-17 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jet/article/view/52210 eng eng University of Calgary https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jet/article/view/52210/39511 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jet/article/view/52210 Copyright (c) 2018 Journal of Educational Thought / Revue de la Pensée Educative Journal of Educational Thought / Revue de la Pensée Educative; Vol. 46 No. 1 (2012); 5-22 2561-7990 0022-0701 10.11575/jet.v46i1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2018 ftunivcalgaryojs https://doi.org/10.11575/jet.v46i1 2022-03-22T21:15:51Z This paper will argue that the root cause for many contemporary misunderstandings between Canada's First Nations and dominant society originated at the time of First Contact with incoming Europeans-French and English. Subsequent government inaction and lack of concern on the part of the public have allowed these misunderstandings to prevail. The result is that Canada's Aboriginal peoples have fallen behind and continued to experience a lower socioeconomic standard of living. A summary and analysis of what Aboriginal leaders and writers are saying about the injustices their people have suffered is discussed. These writers offer hope to rectify the situation through education. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations University of Calgary Journal Hosting |
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This paper will argue that the root cause for many contemporary misunderstandings between Canada's First Nations and dominant society originated at the time of First Contact with incoming Europeans-French and English. Subsequent government inaction and lack of concern on the part of the public have allowed these misunderstandings to prevail. The result is that Canada's Aboriginal peoples have fallen behind and continued to experience a lower socioeconomic standard of living. A summary and analysis of what Aboriginal leaders and writers are saying about the injustices their people have suffered is discussed. These writers offer hope to rectify the situation through education. |
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Friesen, John W. Reverberations of the Historic Culture Clash Between Incoming European Nations and Resident First Nations Continue to Linger |
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Reverberations of the Historic Culture Clash Between Incoming European Nations and Resident First Nations Continue to Linger |
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Reverberations of the Historic Culture Clash Between Incoming European Nations and Resident First Nations Continue to Linger |
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Reverberations of the Historic Culture Clash Between Incoming European Nations and Resident First Nations Continue to Linger |
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Reverberations of the Historic Culture Clash Between Incoming European Nations and Resident First Nations Continue to Linger |
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Reverberations of the Historic Culture Clash Between Incoming European Nations and Resident First Nations Continue to Linger |
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reverberations of the historic culture clash between incoming european nations and resident first nations continue to linger |
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University of Calgary |
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2018 |
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Journal of Educational Thought / Revue de la Pensée Educative; Vol. 46 No. 1 (2012); 5-22 2561-7990 0022-0701 10.11575/jet.v46i1 |
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https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jet/article/view/52210/39511 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jet/article/view/52210 |
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