Metis People of Canada- Homeland Report

Running head: HOMELAND REPORT 1
Homeland Report
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HOMELAND REPORT 2
Metis People of Canada
This research aims to talk about the Metis people of Canada. Before colonization, indigenous
populations in Canada were healthy and strong. They also had complex and diverse societies.
Women were highly valued and children were raised based on values of the sacred circle and
environments that were extremely rich with resources. The land was initially owned by the
indigenous people until the Europeans started arriving in Canada (Silliman, 2016). They always
fought collectively to protect their lands and rights. But with the arrival of Europeans, indigenous
people were dislocated from their lands thus leading to a lot of land settlement fights. This
prompted the Europeans to sign land treaties with the indigenous people to bring peace in this
region. A peace treaty was signed and reaffirmed in 1749 and 1752 to normalize peace (Stuart,
2017). The treaty, however, did not see members of the first nation such as Passamaquoddy
surrender their right to own land. There was also a Royal Proclamation of 1763 which was aimed
at protecting the sovereignty of the indigenous people to own land (Stuart, 2017). There was also
the Robinson treaties that were aimed at compelling the members of the first nation to surrender
their land. In the post-contact period, smallpox affected a lot of Canadians. Additionally, most
indigenous people lost their traditional knowledge of healing practices, indigenous plants, and
animals. The map below shows precolonial Canada.