FEM 3108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Neil Stonechild, Indian Register, Indian Act
Document Summary
Read starlight tours: the last lonely night of neil stonechild and the conspiracy of. Racism is a contributing factor to killing fn men and women. Two applications of assimilation = child welfare system (provincial) and residential: child welfare system (cws) is still around and same goal is being applied schools (federal) assimilation. Federal government gave provincial government authority to scoop fn children from reserves because only federal government can make laws for fn people. Children of residential schools and child welfare systems are looking for their families, culture and community assimilation: disconnection of community, culture and family = legacy of colonialism and. 37,000 fn children in child welfare system; 10,000 of those in manitoba. Cws (37,000) provincial jails federal penitentiaries: all are examples of incarceration, as well as residential schools (2nd form of incarceration) and reserves (1st form of incarceration) Child welfare system is a passport to the correctional system.