Lesson 3.3

What are some responses to injustices?

For many people it is much easier to identify the origins of injustices and impacts of historical globalization than to work to end their lingering effects. Through media and global campaigns, many Indigenous peoples who face everyday life challenged by the ongoing legacies of imperialist practices are demanding actions to create change. Change can be proposed by Indigenous individuals or groups, governments, or diverse individuals who share common concerns about how the actions and decisions of the past have created global issues in the lives of Indigenous peoples now.

In this section you will examine the lingering legacies that continue to have an impact on the everyday lives of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. You will explore whether we as a contemporary society have the moral and ethical responsibilities to resolve the injustices of historical globalization. You will also assess the attempts to address those legacies. These inquiries will prepare your response to the following question: To what extent should contemporary society respond to the legacies of historical globalization?

How quickly does news spread in your school or community? The analogy that news spreads like wildfire existed long before cellphones and the Internet, but twenty-first-century communication has incredibly sped up how quickly people are informed. There are many activists, such as those who created the DigiActive website, who take advantage of twenty-first-century technology to speed up responses to global events.

Assignment

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