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Summary Of The Katawapiskak River

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Film Analysis Intro 1 In the documentary “The people of the Kattawapiskak River”, the housing crisis in Northern Ontario is exposed. The Documentary follows the chief of the Attawapiskat tribe, as she pleas the Canadian Red Cross For help. Whenever a colony around the world is suffering it is our duty as human beings to help them through their difficult times. As the government over looks these people, the documentary is created in order to shed light to the general public as to what is happening to our Northern Neighbors. Throughout this analysis we will take a critical look at the aboriginal identity, the suffering these people go through mentally and physically, and their relationship with the government (Anzovino & Boutilier 2015). The …show more content…

Many of the youth feel that there is no life up there for them and become very depressed by the lack of supplies and society. When they try to leave the reserve many of them either return due to their families, or they commit suicide away from home (Tingey et. al. 2014). These people return to the reserve due to they’re strong family morals. They do not feel they can leave their families behind. By leaving they also feel that they lose the culture, and by extension their children will grow up without knowing their heritage or morals (Anzovino & Boutilier 2015). The suicide rates for those that leave the reserve are so high due to the fact that they have trouble adjusting to everyday life away from the reserve. They are treated differently due to their heritage and have a harder time transitioning into these much more urban populations (Tingey et. al. 2014). In order to counter act the suicide rates in the teens, they have built a fully functioning ice hockey rink. This is for the children on the reserve so that they have something to bring happiness and excitement into their lives. But this ice hockey rink has been one of the key point of scrutiny from others. Many people believe that the rink was unnecessary and think that the money could have gone to a better use such as facing the homes on the reserves and creating a better emergency hall. Yet they do not understand that the suicide rates would continue to climb …show more content…

These people are constantly on the short end in all aspect of living. No matter what bill is passed nothing will help these people more than attention from the government. Conclusion Throughout the course of this paper I have reviewed the video we watched in class and related certain topics from the textbooks to the film. As stated above, the aboriginals from the Kattawapiskak River have a strong sense of identity. They are proud and very strong in their faith and their values. But that will soon prove to be not enough, as the physical and emotional pain these people are put through will soon break their spirits. They can only ask for help from the government so many times before it will be too late. What I have learnt from this analysis was that there was a part of Canada, which was suffering horribly. Before this video I was unaware of such events transpiring in our nation. What disgusts me the most is that these people are calling for help, and the nation that comes to everyone’s aid overlooks their own. These are people who have had everything taken from them. These people are suffering. I don’t understand how this can go over

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