In the 19th century, the British who controlled Canada believed the natives were an inferior race that has to be forced to evolve according to European standards. They took native children from families and forced them to adapt to the British culture in Canada. The natives were also forced off their land into reservations where they were forced to learn english and adopt Christian religion. The euro centrism of the British made them act as if they were helping improve a primitive race, whereas they were in fact destroying their traditional culture, lifestyle, language and religion.
The Arawak Indians
In Canada, the indigenous people are called First Nations' Peoples.
It is a policy which was usually forced upon indigenous peoples to change them into their European or European-American counterparts. White people felt that natives needed to be civilized according to their values and they also felt that natives could not assimilate into white cultures unless they acted like they were white.
The MaoriThe Maori are New Zealand's first nation peoples.
Infantilization of indigenous peoples
The Incan Empire started in the highlands of Peru by indigenous peoples. It grew by conquest or assimilation in the Andean mountain ranges.
tried to impose cultural assimilation and forced labor along with religious conversion of indigenous peoples. Henretta, pg. 39.
Council of Indigenous Peoples was created in 1996.
They killed many of the indigenous peoples. They took many children from indigenous peoples. They moved indigenous peoples into regions with inferior land.
They took many children from indigenous peoples.
Aloha Nunez is the Minister of Indigenous Peoples for Venezuela.
Christopher Columbus is widely accepted to be the first European to meet North America's indigenous peoples. Native Americans are the indigenous peoples of North America. I don't know how to properly refer to the indigenous peoples of Australia.
Australia's Indigenous Peoples Party was created in 1993.
Australia's Indigenous Peoples Party ended in 1999.
The ISBN of Indigenous Peoples in International Law is 0195173503.
Indigenous Peoples in International Law was created in 1996.
Indigenous Peoples in International Law has 408 pages.