Righting Canada S Wrongs The Komagata Maru
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Righting Canada S Wrongs The Komagata Maru
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Author : Pamela Hickman
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 2014-04-30
Righting Canada S Wrongs The Komagata Maru written by Pamela Hickman and has been published by James Lorimer & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-30 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
In 1914, Canada was a very British society with anti-Asian attitudes. Although Great Britain had declared that all people from India were officially British citizens and could live anywhere in the British Commonwealth, Canada refused to accept them. This racist policy was challenged by Gurdit Singh, a Sikh businessman, who chartered a ship, the Komagata Maru, and sailed to Vancouver with over 300 fellow Indians wishing to immigrate to Canada. They were turned back, tragically. Over the years, the Canadian government gradually changed its immigration policies, first allowing entry to wives and children of Indian immigrants and later to many more immigrants from India. The Indo-Canadian community has grown throughout Canada, especially in British Columbia. Many in the community continue to celebrate their Indian heritage which enriches Canadian culture.
Righting Canada S Wrongs Resource Guide
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Author : The Critical Thinking Consortium
language : en
Publisher: Lorimer
Release Date : 2022-02-01
Righting Canada S Wrongs Resource Guide written by The Critical Thinking Consortium and has been published by Lorimer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-01 with Education categories.
The Righting Canada’s Wrongs series is devoted to the exploration of racist and discriminatory government policies and actions against various groups through our history, the fight for acknowledgement and justice and the eventual apologies and restitution of subsequent governments. The award-winning books in this series make a valuable addition to any classroom or library looking for kid-friendly and appealing resources on social justice and equal rights in Canada. The engaging and curriculum-based lessons in this Resource Guide will help students to further understand some of the important events in Canada's history that helped shape our current multicultural society. Educators will find support for teaching about Canada's past treatment of minorities and how to approach the topic of racism and discrimination. As well, students will learn about the important roles that these groups have played in Canadian society. The third edition of the Resource Guide has been updated to include the most recent books in the Righting Canada’s Wrongs series: Africville, Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis and The LGBT Purge. SPECIAL FEATURES: A different historical thinking concept is introduced in each lesson. Each of the main lessons are directly linked to books in the series. The Resource Guide also provides additional sections related to each book. Student Blackline Masters are provided for copying. Evaluation rubrics for your assessment of student achievement on each lesson are included. Video links throughout the guide will supplement your lesson and add another dimension to student learning.
Righting Canada S Wrongs Japanese Canadian Internment In The Second World War
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Author : Pamela Hickman
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 2012-02-21
Righting Canada S Wrongs Japanese Canadian Internment In The Second World War written by Pamela Hickman and has been published by James Lorimer & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-21 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
During the Second World War, over 20,000 Japanese Canadians had their civil rights, homes, possessions, and freedom taken away. This visual-packed book tells the story.
Righting Canada S Wrongs Italian Canadian Internment In The Second World War
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Author : Pamela Hickman
language : en
Publisher: Lorimer
Release Date : 2012-10-10
Righting Canada S Wrongs Italian Canadian Internment In The Second World War written by Pamela Hickman and has been published by Lorimer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-10 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
Italians came to Canada to seek a better life. From the 1870s to the 1920s they arrived in large numbers and found work mainly in mining, railway building, forestry, construction, and farming. As time passed, many used their skills to set up successful small businesses, often in Little Italy districts in cities like Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, and Winnipeg. Many struggled with the language and culture in Canada, but their children became part of the Canadian mix. When Canada declared war on Italy on June 10, 1940, the government used the War Measures Act to label all Italian citizens over the age of eighteen as enemy aliens. Those who had received Canadian citizenship after 1922 were also deemed enemy aliens. Immediately, the RCMP began making arrests. Men, young and old, and a few women were taken from their homes, offices, or social clubs without warning. In all, about 700 were imprisoned in internment camps, mainly in Ontario and New Brunswick. The impact of this internment was felt immediately by families who lost husbands and fathers, but the effects would live on for decades. Eventually, pressure from the Italian Canadian community led Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to issue an apology for the internment and to admit that it was wrong. Using historical photographs, paintings, documents, and first-person narratives, this book offers a full account of this little-known episode in Canadian history.
Righting Canada S Wrongs Residential Schools
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Author : Melanie Florence
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 2015-12-15
Righting Canada S Wrongs Residential Schools written by Melanie Florence and has been published by James Lorimer & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Canada's residential school system for aboriginal young people is now recognized as a grievous historic wrong committed against First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples. This book documents this subject in a format that will give all young people access to this painful part of Canadian history. In 1857, the Gradual Civilization Act was passed by the Legislature of the Province of Canada with the aim of assimilating First Nations people. In 1879, Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald commissioned the "Report on Industrial Schools for Indians and Half-Breeds." This report led to native residential schools across Canada. First Nations and Inuit children aged seven to fifteen years old were taken from their families, sometimes by force, and sent to residential schools where they were made to abandon their culture. They were dressed in uniforms, their hair was cut, they were forbidden to speak their native language, and they were often subjected to physical and psychological abuse. The schools were run by the churches and funded by the federal government. About 150,000 aboriginal children went to 130 residential schools across Canada. The last federally funded residential school closed in 1996 in Saskatchewan. The horrors that many children endured at residential schools did not go away. It took decades for people to speak out, but with the support of the Assembly of First Nations and Inuit organizations, former residential school students took the federal government and the churches to court. Their cases led to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history. In 2008, Prime Minister Harper formally apologized to former native residential school students for the atrocities they suffered and the role the government played in setting up the school system. The agreement included the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which has since worked to document this experience and toward reconciliation. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people who survived residential schools, this book offers an account of the injustice of this period in Canadian history. It documents how this official racism was confronted and finally acknowledged.
Righting Canada S Wrongs Africville
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Author : Gloria Ann Wesley
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 2019-04-30
Righting Canada S Wrongs Africville written by Gloria Ann Wesley and has been published by James Lorimer & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-30 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The community of Africville was founded in the late 1800s when African Nova Scotians built homes on the Bedford Basin on the northern edge of Halifax. Africville grew to include a church, a school, and small businesses. At its peak, about 400 people lived there. The community was lively and vibrant, with a strong sense of culture and tradition. But the community had its problems. Racist attitudes prevented people from getting well-paying jobs in the city and the City of Halifax refused residents basic services such as running water, sewage disposal, and garbage collection. In the 1960s, in the name of urban renewal, the City of Halifax decided to demolish Africville, relocate its residents and use the land for industrial development. Residents strongly opposed this move, but their homes were bulldozed, and many had to move into public housing projects in other parts of the city. After years of pressure from former members of the community and their descendants, the City of Halifax finally apologized for the destruction of Africville and offered some compensation. A replica of the church was built on the site. But former residents and their descendents were refused compensation beyond what little was paid in the 1960s. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives, this book tells the story of Africville. It documents how the city destroyed Africville and much later apologized for it — and how the spirit of the community lives on.
Righting Canada S Wrongs The Chinese Head Tax
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Author : Arlene Chan
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 2014-10-20
Righting Canada S Wrongs The Chinese Head Tax written by Arlene Chan and has been published by James Lorimer & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-20 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The first Chinese immigrants arrived in Canada in the mid-1800s searching for gold and a better life. They found jobs in forestry, mining, and other resource industries. But life in Canada was difficult and the immigrants had to face racism and cultural barriers. Thousands were recruited to work building the Canadian Pacific Railway. Once the railway was finished, Canadian governments and many Canadians wanted the Chinese to go away. The government took measures to stop immigration from China to Canada. Starting in 1885, the government imposed a Head Tax with the goal of stopping immigration from China. In 1923 a ban was imposed that lasted to 1947. Despite this hostility and racism, Chinese-Canadian citizens built lives for themselves and persisted in protesting official discrimination. In June 2006, Prime Minister Harper apologized to Chinese Canadians for the former racist policies of the Canadian government. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from Chinese Canadians who experienced the Head Tax or who were children of Head Tax payers, this book offers a full account of the injustice of this period in Canadian history. It documents how this official racism was confronted and finally acknowledged.
Immigration Racial And Ethnic Studies In 150 Years Of Canada
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2019-01-21
Immigration Racial And Ethnic Studies In 150 Years Of Canada written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-21 with Education categories.
Immigration, Racial and Ethnic Studies in 150 Years of Canada: Retrospects and Prospects provides a wide-ranging overview of immigration and contested racial and ethnic relations in Canada since confederation with a core theme being one of enduring racial and ethnic conflict.
Righting Canada S Wrongs Africville
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Author : Gloria Ann Wesley
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 2021-08-17
Righting Canada S Wrongs Africville written by Gloria Ann Wesley and has been published by James Lorimer & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-17 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
Beginning in the 18th century, Black men and women arrived from the U.S. and settled in various parts of Nova Scotia. In the 1800s, a small Black community had developed just north of Halifax on the shores of the Bedford Basin. The community became known as Africville and grew to about 400 people. Its residents fished, farmed, operated small retail stores and found work in the city. Jobs for Black people were hard to find, with many occupations blocked by racist practices. Women often worked as domestics and many men were train porters. A school and a church were the community’s key institutions. The City of Halifax located a number of undesirable industries in Africville but refused residents’ demands for basic services such as running water, sewage disposal, paved roads, street lights, a cemetery, public transit, garbage collection and adequate police protection. City planners developed urban renewal plans and city politicians agreed to demolish the community. Residents strongly opposed relocation, but city officials ignored their protests and began to seize and bulldoze the homes. In 1967, the church was demolished — in the middle of the night. This was a blow that signaled the end of Africville. In the 1970s, some community members organized and began working for an apology and compensation. In 2010, Halifax’s mayor made a public apology for the community’s suffering and mistreatment. Some former residents accepted this; others continued to campaign for restitution. This new edition documents the continued fight for compensation by community members and their descendants. The spirit and resilience of Africville lives on in new generations of African Nova Scotians.
Righting Canada S Wrongs 6 Book Set Resource Guide
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Lorimer
Release Date : 2020-10-27
Righting Canada S Wrongs 6 Book Set Resource Guide written by and has been published by Lorimer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-27 with categories.
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