Aboriginal Women In Canada
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...central role within the Aboriginal family, within Aboriginal government and in spiritual ceremonies. Men and women enjoyed considerable personal autonomy and both performed functions vital to the survival of Aboriginal communities" (Anonymous Aboriginal Women, 2001; chapter13.html). In many cases throughout the history of the aboriginal woman we have seen instances where the women were, in many ways, the primary providers for the people as they gathered food and interacted with the foreigners who would come to their land. And, even in more recent history they have served to be a vital part of the society of aboriginal peoples, despite the fact that they have been degraded and oppressed. In the following paper we examine the life of the aboriginal woman in Canada in the past and in the present.
Aboriginal Women in Canada
"It is only in the past decade that writers have acknowledged the very important role Aboriginal women played in the first centuries of contact with Europeans and their descendants" (Anonymous Aboriginal Women, 2001; chapter13.html). It appears that, at first, the relationship was good, with...
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