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| What are the 5 Government policy objectives towards Aboriginal people? |
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1) Protection: their goal was to "protect) aboriginals until they could be assimilated into "white society", insted they exploited them
2) Assimilation: they believed all aboriginals would give up alll their beliefs, cultures and customs. this process failed
3) Christianization: goes with assimilation. Church residential schools were seen as a way to destroy rhe aboriginals social, spiritual and cultural systems, and relations
4) Land surrender: Aboriginals were moved to reserves as a way for the government to increase settlement land. to end this treaties were signed from 1670 to 1923 between officials and First nations people
5)Governemnt authority: the Indian Act was used to give pwoer and authority to the colonial administrators |
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| How did income security affect aboriginals? |
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Definition
| Any relief given to bands was decided by the local Indian Agent based on the old practice of who was deserving and undeserving and the Aboriginals were generally viewed as undeserving. The government came to control the day to day lives of Aboriginal people |
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| How was aboriginals health care system different compared to "white society"? |
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Definition
| Even as the health care system for the "white Society" progressed it did not for aboriginal people. The cultural differences and the Indian Act made it hard fir Aboriginals to recieve proper health care. |
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| What is the royal Commission on Aboriginal people? |
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Definition
| a study of material dealing with the poor treatment of aboriginals and how to move forward to fix the problems |
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| What are the 5 key themes of the Royal Cmmission on Aboriginal people? |
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Definition
1) aboriginal nations need to be reconstituted
2) a process must be established for the assumption of powers by aboriginal nations
3) there must be a reallocation of lands and resources
4) aboriginal people need education snd crucial skills for governance and economic self reliance
5) There must be economic development if the poverty and despondency of lives defined by unemploymeny and welfare are to change |
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| what does the Royal commission of Aboriginal peopls recommend they do concerning Social Services? |
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Definition
| They recommend social service systems be adapted to complement aboriginal institutions. Aborginals are hoping for more co-ooperation from teh givernment to establush new funding and programs ex: cross cultural education for staff, specialized aboriginal untis with aboriginal staff |
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| what does the Royal commission of Aboriginal peopls recommend they do concerning aboriginal healing? |
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Definition
| they recommend that restoring unity and harmony will help healing begin. the goal is to develop a system of healing centres and healing lodges for treatment operating under aboriginal control. Also usinf alternate corrections programs using " justice as healing". |
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| What are 2 factors that make it hard to formulate a comprehensive aboriginal approach to Aboriginal social work practice? |
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Definition
1) aboriginals have a very diverse culture with many languages, traditions, and different healing practices
2) There is alot of distrust and animosity towards helping professionals
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| what are the 4 key principles to the development of the aboriginal social work practice? |
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Definition
1)The recognition of a distincr Aboroginal world view
2) the development of aboriginal consiousness
3) an emphasis on the importance of cultural knowledge and traditions
4) the use of the concept of aboriginal empowerment |
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| DEscribe the Distinct aboriginal world view? |
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Definition
| aboriginals have many different approaches to healing and helping |
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Term
| Describe the Impact of colonialism? |
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Definition
| Colonizers attempted to subbordinate aboriginal people by usong missionaires, residential schools, child welfare and treaties, and artificial legal distinctions in teh indian act |
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| describe the cultrual knowledge and traditions? |
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Definition
| By examining aboriginal culture and traditions and dispelling the conventional views of aboriginals they can begin to focus on the causes of their individual problems |
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| It emphasizes the participation of community members in bringing about lasting change |
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Term
| what the are 4 embodying elements of whole health of holistic healing? |
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Definition
| spiritual health, mental healthm physical health, and emotional health |
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Term
| What are healing lodges used for? |
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Definition
| it is a place where elders, specialists, etc can be brought together to meet community needs and address common problems |
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Term
| How did the Atikamekw Nation make their child welfare policy and community healing centres successful? |
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Definition
| They incorporated mainstream social work techniques into an aboriginal view of healing can work as an effective social work practice. |
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| Why do Aboriginals who are living off the reserve find urban social services unhelpful? |
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Definition
| Aboriginals, especially Aboriginal women, find that the service are very unwelcoming, not culturaly sensitive, and are not designed with an aboriginal approach to to work. Most employees are not trained to deal with issues critical to Aboriginals. |
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| How can the well being and health of Aboriginal people be at the same as general population? |
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Definition
| Individuals, private organizations, and governments need to stop trying to define the role of aboriginals. also Aboriginals need to have control over their own lives ie: politica, financial, and moral |
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Term
| what do the Aboriginal political activism groups do? |
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Definition
| they lobby the Canadian government to develop inclusive policies to protect the rights and interests of Aboriginal peoples. They also seek to educate governments and Canadians about the issues facing aboriginal peoples |
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