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Contextualizing the Issue
Self-Determination
Indigenous groups in the status quo lack self-determination due to inadequate political representation and autonomy over traditional lands, leading to territorial conflicts and failure to protect basic human rights.
Systemic Racism
Discriminatory laws imbedded in history, such as the 60s scoop, Indian act, and residential school programs impose systemic and structural barriers upon indigenous peoples today, leading to over-criminalization, substance abuse, high suicide rates, and lower employment rates...
Cultural Assimiliation
The influx of globalization and emigration cause language endangerment, abandonment of culture, and loss of self-identity. Up to 95% of the world's languages will become extinct, with most spoken by indigenous communities. Without efforts of revitalization, centuries worth of culture will vanish.
Intergenerational-trauma
Individuals who suffered from the effects of colonization cause a ripple effect to subsequent generations, passing down the physical, mental, and cultural trauma to their children, fostering a vicious cycle of depression and anger.
Indigenous Statistics
9% more from 10 years ago
In Canada
6 times higher than non-Indigenous
Source: Department of Justice
Indigenous women are
0
times more likely to be murdered on a street or road.
Quotes from Indigenous Leaders
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies.
“If we must die, we die defending our rights.”
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Mechelle Pierres
Mechelle Pierres is Nl’akapa’mx, from the Nicola Valley - of the Interior Salish people. She is a survivor of St. George’s Indian Residential School.
"Now I consider myself, not just a survivor but also a victor of all that has tried to destroy me.”
Wilma Mankiller
Wilma Mankiller was a Native American activist, social worker, community developer and the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
“The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.”
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