What Part of the Charter was the Indian Act Infringed Upon?
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There were many parts of the Charter that the government themselves infringed upon during this event. To start off with parts of their Fundamental freedoms were taken away for example during the Indian Act the first nations people were not allowed to practice their own religions, and express their personal views, beliefs and opinions. This was a way the government tried to assimilate the first nations people. In relation to assimilation traditions of first nations were banned and individuals were not allowed to take part in things such as traditional dress and ceremonies. The government decided things for the first nations without their views and consideration leading to unjust decision making. Democratic rights were also taken. If someone was first nation they were not allowed to be involved in political actions, and the government banned elections, but the first nation people had their own ways of conducting their government. If a first nation person wanted to vote or get involved they had to give up their legal identity and Treaty rights. The Canadian government took away mobility rights for the first nations as they could not travel freely and if they did travel it was restricted. This could have conducted many problems, for example if the land was not able to provide for the people, they were forced to move or assimilate into modern life, which most did not want to do. Moving on the Equality rights, most of these rights were definitely infringed upon, it states in the charter that everyone is to be treated equal before and under the law, and has the right to be protected and benefit from the law without discrimination/particular discrimination such as race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or any disabilities a person may have. The Canadian Government violated most of these; the first nations were discriminated because of their ethnic background, and because of their culture and religion. Most settlers at the time were Catholic and Christian and thought that it was the only “right” religion. They thought their culture was superior to the first nations which is called ethnocentrism. These views from the past help us learn and form new ideas on how to make JUSTIFIED decisions and also take away the facts that rights are important to not just individual groups but to everyone living in amongst Canada today.