Overview

As stated in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and by numerous writers, activists, politicians, poets and Indigenous peoples themselves, a nation’s culture is central to its identity and viability. To understand how a culture can be affected by the presence of external forces, it’s important to understand the complexity of the word “culture.”

Tags: Assimilate, Contact, Culture, Elders, First Nations, Governance, Indians, Indigenous, Intergenerational effect, Potlatch, Residential Schools, Stereotypes, Sweat Lodge, The Indian Act, Treaties, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,