Over years of unfair interactions between the two groups, inequality towards the Aboriginals became a theme and this created a big gap in the relationship between Canada and the Indians. Conflicts like a series of violent clashes throughout the 17th and 18th century due to disagreements during the fur trade. Conflicts and inequality in the past have all led to a bad relationship between the two groups and the Federal Government should be held responsible. Prime Minister John A Macdonald attempt in assimilating the Aboriginal tribes led to terrible psychological issues in several families. It also led to inequality towards all Indians and a lack of trust and respect for Canada from the Indians. Although our country is constantly working on building a better relationship with the Aboriginals, it still had a huge effect and has left a huge scar on Canada and the Aboriginals today. The assimilation of the Indians and their tribal system has destroyed all cultural diversity and prevented other cultures from being able to easily migrate freely into …show more content…
The three sources all provide a timeline of events in the government 's past attempts in assimilating the Aboriginals. The first source explains the initiation and early years of assimilation, residential schools, and imperialism. The third source presents the resolution and new beginnings between the Aboriginals and federal government. Both source one and three explain the relationship and the role of the government in the relationship with the Aboriginals. The second source visually represents the progression and effects of residential schools. Connections between source one and two can be made as their main topic is assimilating the Indians through methods such as residential schools and destroying all tribes and communities. Over the long period of these events, it all led to the assimilation of Indians and the culture nearly becoming