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Canadian Whiskey is the prized, pride of Canada and renowned around the world. Canadian dignitaries and citizens alike, gift bottles of the golden brew when they are wanting to make an impression to international parties. The well-known and finely crafted liquor symbolizes a timely process and centuries of perfection. The often forgotten symbol of Canadian Whiskey’s heritage is the original trade brew that the First Nations called ‘firewater’. A whiskey that is said to be the demise of the First Nation communities in the 1800’s and even today. A whiskey that prompted the creation of the North West Mounted Police. A whiskey that is blamed for obliterating the buffalo herd population in Canada, a livelihood for the Indian people. Growing up in a British Columbia community surrounded by Indian Reserves, I played hockey and went to school with many First Nations kids. I have heard stories and witnessed the intense addiction to alcohol that these people have, with my friends, their parents and grandparents. It is tragic to hear their stories of alcoholism, residential schools, loss of land and …show more content…

Additionally, the industrialization created a demand for the buffalo pelts for the production of machinery belts. The 2 companies were in competition with each other until they were amalgamated into one company in 1822. [4] The competition with each other to sell to the Europeans also became a competition to reach the First Nations people first and appeal to them for trading. The trading incentive was European rum and brandy that was diluted in a ratio of 7:1 and packaged in skins or small kegs. Even though most of the furs were traded for tools, guns, blankets other convenience items, the ‘high wine’ was still the first trade item of the biennial event.

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In the lucrative fur trade the Europeans sought to gain valuable Native American furs in exchange for basic goods and alcohol. The French and British sought to sway the fur trade in their favor as both tried to establish control of the North American fur trade. The two nations drive for power often led to Native Americans having to take sides in deadly wars, even though the Native Americans gained many goods they were also decimated by disease and many became

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Similar the the textile material, the importing and exporting of brandy and gin was also heavily monitored as Great Britain attempted to monopolize the beverages by having them only shipped through the country itself. Deriving from East India, brandy products were highly valued by people both foreign and domestic, and were paid for in high currency. While the smuggling of woolen products was done by small scale self employers looking to capitalize on the demand for the goods, brandy and gin running was truly a well oiled gise. In a document written by the Honorable Court of Directors of the East India Company, there is a call to action concerning the “illegal trade” of brandy, wine, and other goods that was occurring within the company itself. The problem was not in the docking and shipping of brandy itself, as all were done legally under the umbrella of the Crown.

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The fur trade helped the First Nations, to discover new things to make improved items, like we have now, such as technology. The coureur de bois helped the First nations in a unpradictable way. They traded European items, on there way through the forest, but they did something else. Some of the Coureur De Bois had relastionships with the Native woman. Yes, it may seem different, but it is true.

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The French would pay Indians for the furs with things like clothing, alcohol, guns, ammunition, glass beads and pots. The two created a very lucrative partnership, the natives were dependent on the French and the French were dependent on the natives. The French was responsible for

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The novel There There by Tommy Orange is an influential social commentary on the contemporary issues of violence and addiction in Native American communities. These issues came from historical trauma, and continue to affect Native American communities today. The first key issue that is exposed

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This alcohol epidemic is responsible for many of the problems afflicting this tribe its use being blamed for causing some of the highest rates of suicide, unemployment, domestic abuse, infant mortality, and violent crime in Indian Country (Associated Press, 2013). Inadequate funding, lack of resources, and our society’s “blind eye”, in viewing the problems of the Lakota tribe, have led to impoverished conditions giving them the distinction of having the shortest life expectancy (between 45 and 52 years) except for Haiti,

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The English established posts in the Hudson River Valley and, allied with the Iroquois, engaged in a fierce competition with the French traders (allied mainly with the Hurons) for control of the trade in the central interior region. Until the early 18th century most of the latter were organized as independent proprietors or partnerships but, as the Montreal-based trade expanded further into the continental interior, increasing amounts of capital were required and a number of larger organizations were formed. Most of these were financed by wealthy Montreal "bourgeois", some of whom organized small companies to lease trading posts and hire workers to voyage west each spring with trade goods and bring back furs in the fall. (Some historians speculate that these fur-trading groups, largely concentrated in Montreal, constituted the beginning of a local, French Canadian business class, the further development of which was cut short by the British conquest in the 1760’s.) The trade goods they used were usually obtained through other Montreal merchants, some of whom also acted as intermediaries in marketing the furs in France.

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But Charles’ view of what occurred is told in a way in which shows that he has his own opinion on the matter, yet is also able to understand the reason of the Natives and Half-breeds actions and the lack of understanding with the government. Firstly, to some, the Canadian government in 1885 were considered leaders, to some enemies to other, but to Charles Mulvaney were a group of people with faults. ” It was forwarded to the Ottawa and contemptuously thrown aside. This was a fatal error in policy, which was yet to cost our country a heavy price in blood and treasure.” And “Had the Half-breeds but felt secure that the farms they had by hard work reclaimed from the wilderness would be safe from the clutches of the land-grabber, there would have been no rebellion” .

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Thirdly, discriminatory behaviour by surrounding communities and the effects it has on First Nation children. There are many voices in this world that appreciate being heard upon their opinions, but some individuals use their voices as weapons to bring down other people. In Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse, the audience in a hockey game perceive a hockey team full of Indigenous peoples as a source of negative energy for the game in general, and that can be interpreted as racial discrimination. “As we skated onto the ice for our game against the North Bay Nuggets, the crowd booed us. When our line us was introduced, they knew exactly where to direct their energy” (Wagamese

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There were many significant events of the roaring twenties that greatly affected Canada. Prohibition is the illegal production and consumption of alcohol. Temperance groups (women who were concerned about alcohol problems affecting family and society) put prohibition laws on alcohol. Prohibition was in place in 1917. The positives of prohibition are men brought home paychecks which are not spent on alcohol, less domestic violence and crimes.

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In the early 1920s, the views on alcohol in America had two very different standpoints. On one side, there were the people who believed that alcohol was a good contribution to society. These people were known as Modernists. On the other side, there were the people known as traditionalists who thought alcohol was evil and corrupt. These two sides differ in opinions which led to the debate against the drys and the wets.

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When European settlers came to Canada they colonized Canada by taking away land, water, rights, spiritual practice, as well as put children into residential school and put an unprecedented amount of children in the child welfare system (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, 2015). This is a key example of how trauma can be passed down from one generation to the next until someone deals with it. Right now the youth of Attawapiskat are dealing with the intergenerational trauma as well as creating more trauma for generations to come, this creates an ongoing chain of risks that will continue to develop if not helped. For Attawapiskat, a major risk has been the isolation, lack of resources, along with the suicides that have happened and their impact on the other youth in the community.

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Alcoholism has been the consumption of liquor that can create mental behaviors that become dependent on alcohol. Native American and Alaskan Natives are more likely than other ethnicities to die of alcohol related cases. There are different types of issues that can cause them to led this path. What causes them to have so many deaths related to alcoholism?   Method can be used to identify whether or not they have an alcohol related problem.

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“American Indian elders have higher death rates for all other causes of death. These causes of death have implications for the health care providers and educators, as most are preventable to some degree and could be addressed by culturally congruent intervention programs.” (stanford) “Gloria Griffin, a tribal member who lost a child to drug abuse, echoed those sentiments in her comments to Tribal Council. Kicking someone off of tribal land for good is essentially a death sentence, she said — instead, tribal government should increase resources for rehabilitation” (smoky mountain news).

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The events of September 11, 2001 had a intense effect on the money available for a wide variety of research areas. The Department of Homeland Security, created in response to the September 11 attacks, made it clear that it would use the latest technology and scientific talent available in order to make the country safer (Bullock, Haddow, & Coppola, 2013). DHS and other agencies have spent tens of billions of dollars developing technologies for the use of counter terrorism and emergency management. While there was a large increase in funding directly after September 11, it has leveled off in recent years.

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