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Indigenous Women Coerced into Sterilizations Across Canada
- Thread starter Caz
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This is gross but not surprising that it's a thing and still ongoing
Canada at least has a leader trying to do good.
The indigenous situation in Canada has always been terrible. It's just one of those things that doesn't get a lot of air time in the media. The USA sadly, isn't much better. In this one aspect, both Canada and the USA have a lot in common. Both have really done wrong, by several orders of magnitude, for generations, against the first nation tribes and other indigenous people.
Nope. Trudeau is ignoring native protests to pipelines and forcing it through despite the province and native leaders vetoing it.
https://globalnews.ca/news/4147763/trudeau-failed-b-c-indigenous-leaders/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/26/trudeau-romeo-saganash-indigenous-rights-parliament
He doesn't give a fuck. All he does it talk. His actions are directly against the native population. He could do so much for them but that doesn't get him the liberal vote or daily news hour tagline.
Guy even has a Haida tattoo as if that makes him invested in it somehow
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Canada has a long and shameful history of mistreatment when it comes to indigenous people, the most well known example being the cultural genocide that was residential schools. Hell, this isn't the only abhorrent practice from 40+ years ago that's still around today.
To be honest, it's not something that is unique to Canada and the US (for example, Sweden: https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/mar/06/stephenbates
https://www.politico.eu/article/sam...multiculturalism-human-rights-discrimination/
(don't get me wrong, it's terrible)
I'm glad that the Candian government didn't get to my great grandmother, I wouldn't be here otherwise.
Wow....there goes that good guy image, that's is some diabolical shit. Hope this gets coverage that lasts longer than a day.
Canada also openly practiced eugenics policies up until relatively recently -- Alberta and BC only stopped forced sterilizations in the early 1970s.
it's super fucked up. this story surfaced about a year ago.
Canada does a lot of things right but our treatment of First Nations people is definitely, definitely not one of them.
Canada does a lot of things right but our treatment of First Nations people is definitely, definitely not one of them.
Canada is just as fucked up as the states at times, the racism you have towards black people in the States is the same towards our Indigenous people and Indigenous communities. Shit needs to stop and fast.
It's one of the reasons why I don't support the Indian Act. The entire country needs to repeal it and put in something that's more workable and respectful towards our indigenous population.
North America is so hypocrite. Look at all Latin America and how many indigenous or mixed race people you find, then check North America. But the problem is Columbus, fuck Columbus, they say.
You'd be hard-pressed to find a major country that hasn't had at least some dabbling with forced sterilization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization
Just look at the list. And that's not getting into the murkier realm of chemical castration, which inherently forces sterility.
Well, I guess they did beat the US on that one, Oregon stopped its program in 1981. But the 70s were a period when many countries realised that eugenics werent the future.
I hope you're wrong.
I read about this earlier and wasn't surprised that this is still a modern reality. Aboriginal people get run roughshod by people on all sides of the political spectrum.
A similar program was done in the 40s to the women of puerto rico by the US goverment
It got to a point where 35% of all native puerto rican women on the island were sterelized by the 1970s....
https://www.cwluherstory.org/health/35-of-puerto-rican-women-sterilized
It got to a point where 35% of all native puerto rican women on the island were sterelized by the 1970s....
https://www.cwluherstory.org/health/35-of-puerto-rican-women-sterilized
This article may be referring to the same case, but I remember a news article from a couple of years back that detailed an indigenous, mentally-impaired woman that had gone through several childbirths. The woman was coerced into sterilization or the woman was unknowingly sterilized -- I can't remember the exact details. At any rate, either one of these situations are heinous because of the flagrant lack of consent.
I'm wondering now if my Mother's pending application for dual Canadian citizenship will be rejected because her father was First Nation. She has the benefit of appearing to be an ordinary white woman because of her mother, but my aunt and uncle weren't as lucky. I'd be curious to see if all 3 of them applied whether my Mom would be approved and her siblings denied.
It's pretty gross, and the treatment and attitude towards aboriginal people here in Canada is...rocky, to say the least.
Having said that:
I want to see those receipts. It wouldn't surprise me if it does happen, but knowing where and when is important.
It's a little out of my scope but I'm currently doing some research on surgical procedures, and I can pull tubal ligation procedures by location and socio-economic class. The only thing I can't also retrieve is the circumstances of consent. Still, it would be interesting to know if that procedure is more common in aboriginal populations as that's what I'd expect given the article's comments.
edit - Tubal Ligation is CCI 1.RF.51
Having said that:
I want to see those receipts. It wouldn't surprise me if it does happen, but knowing where and when is important.
It's a little out of my scope but I'm currently doing some research on surgical procedures, and I can pull tubal ligation procedures by location and socio-economic class. The only thing I can't also retrieve is the circumstances of consent. Still, it would be interesting to know if that procedure is more common in aboriginal populations as that's what I'd expect given the article's comments.
edit - Tubal Ligation is CCI 1.RF.51
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Well, racism is a thing. So, in agreement, pretty much the first to experience it in the U.S./Canada region no less will be ignored
The treatment of Indians is not much better in Latin American. Look up Guatemalan genocide and Brazil's teatment of Indians in the Amazon.
Jesus, that happened in Peru and it was absolutely disgusting. Trudeau better do something about this because you cant ignore this shit.
Canada's treatment of indigenous people is horrendous.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/06/canada-dark-of-history-residential-schools
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/06/canada-dark-of-history-residential-schools
I highly doubt it. Apathy towards injustices towards indigenous cultures in Canada isn't new. You'll have some people wag their fingers but no one is being held accountable.