Stolen Sisters, Second Class Citizens, Poor Health

Stolen Sisters, Second Class Citizens, Poor Health: The Legacy of Colonization in Canada
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Introduction
The indigenous populations in Canada view colonization as one of the elements that have destructed the social structures in the society today. Several functions within the society such as child-rearing practices, family unit organization, spiritual and political life, social activities and work have been enormously affected by the prospects of the Canadian colonial systems. It is against this background that the essay on the "Stolen Sisters" seeks to disclose the essence of the author’s views. This paper explicitly aims to critique and determine the oppressive challenges that the Aboriginal women faced in Canada as a result of racism that accrued from the Canadian sexists during the colonial periods. The authors of the essay clearly point out[Amnesty International. 2004. Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response to Discriminationand Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada. Retrieved from; (/campaigns/sisters_overview.php]
Critique of the Essay
According to Amnesty International 2004, race and gender were used by the colonialists as a social construction that oppressed a certain group through marginalization and inequality. The idea of race was therefore utilized by the colonialists to manipulate and control the interests of the classes that emerged from the Canadian economy during the colonial period. The British advanced their objectives by defining the groups of individuals in Canada to assert their dominance over. Through this approach, they made sure that inequality remained an inherent aspect entrenched in the colonial policy.[. Ibid.1]
The authors of this literature also purport that during the period that capitalism was developing in Canada, the roles of the colonizers and colonies took a different turn. The first European contact that was systematically noted occurred during the phase of capitalism rather described as the merchant capitalism. During this period, the indigenous people and the colonies were valued and used as a source of wealth that was established when trading networks and relationships were enacted.[.Ibid. 2]
Within the context of Canada, this clearly explains the reason the British at some point accepted the Aboriginal people for the sole purposes of Royal proclamation. However, the advent of the industrial capitalism brought with it several changes that saw wealth as better accumulated through an industrial approach to production as opposed to the other methods of trade. This according to the context of Canada brought a new understanding of wealth, the control of lands, and natural resources that informed the decisions the create a new nation in the year 1867.[. Hampton, Mary R. and Bonnie Jeffery, Barb McWatter, Sheri Farrell-Racette, KimMcNabb and Lyndsay. Foster. 2002. "Strengthening and Building Sexual Health of Aboriginal Youth and Young Adults." Retrieved from ;( http://uregin...