Looking Back

1.  I think the three most important events of the 20th century, in Canadian history are:
• WW2; Canada decided to stand up for the human rights of Jews.  However not, people of colour because they took rights from the Japanese-Canadians.  But it was a good first atep in realizing human Rights are important.
•Meech Lake:  Elijah Harper stopped the Meech Lake accord and made sure Canada included First Nations rights in the constitution.  This has made it easier for us to fight for our rights.
•Oka: We stood up to Canada for our rights.  Canada violated laws about war by turning the military on people with Canadian citizenship and by refusing to allow aid from the red cross.  This made the UN listen more to First Nations people.
2. Lasagna: This famous picture is of the Famous Mohawk Warrior named Lasagna.  He lead our people to stand against Canada no matter how scary it was.  He risked his life and went to prison as a political prisoner to protect sacred burial land from being turned into a golf course.  He valued the well being of his people over his own life.  He showed bravery, honesty, fortitude and generosity by doing this.  In my Nation on my mom's side these are the highest values.

(This famous picture is Lasagna)

3.  Prime Minister Trudeau Sr.  He made the white paper to try and wipe out Native rights but we stopped it.  Also he brought in the war measures act during the FLQ crisis, taking away everyone's rights.
4.  •If you allow your country to take away someone's rights and freedoms like Canada did to Japanese Canadians during WW2, then you risk having your freedom taken also, like during the FLQ crisis.
•Even though Hitler happened in Germany it still is Canadian history because we joined the war and were involved.  I think we are learning the lesson now.  In my history book it only talked for a small paragraph about how Hitler became ruler of Germany.  So no one knows a lot about how that happened.  If you don't know what bad things happened in history then you might let it happen again.  Right now the USA might do the very same thing Germany did, if the US votes in Trump.  I hope they don't because I don't want to be in a war like WW2.
5.  Canada has to give First Nations our nationhood back and reconcile with our people.  If they don't then we will keep suffering and dying.  Or there might be a rebellion and that would be scary too.  Plus Canada can't keep lying and pretend they believe in human rights if they don't do this.