September 2021 – Foundation of HKPLTW (Canada)

Indigenous Funding and Finance (Part Three):What Would be the Improvement Needed a Fruitful Future?

This is Part Three of three-part-series on Indigenous Funding and Finance in Canada. In Part One, I described methods that the federal government provided to fund Canadian Indigenous peoples on and off reserves. In Part Two, I explained why federal government’s funding and services are deficient and how they cannot keep pace with the growingContinue reading “Indigenous Funding and Finance (Part Three):What Would be the Improvement Needed a Fruitful Future?”

Indigenous Funding and Finance (Part Two): Have Funding and Resources Kept Pace With Population Growth?

In the previous article (Part One), I presented a brief description of “How does the Canadian federal government fund Canadian Indigenous Communities?” and I ended my writing with a personal opinion of Canada’s Indigenous funding and financial program. I wrote that a lack of clarity about the overall objectives and a lack of coherence amongContinue reading “Indigenous Funding and Finance (Part Two): Have Funding and Resources Kept Pace With Population Growth?”

Indigenous Funding and Finance (Part One): How do They work in Canada?

This article is Part 1 of a three-part series on funding and resources that the Canadian government put into supporting the Canadian Indigenous Communities. In this article, I will briefly explain “How does the Canadian Government Fund Canadian Indigenous Communities?” In the next article, Part 2, I will expand and disscuss whether the current federalContinue reading “Indigenous Funding and Finance (Part One): How do They work in Canada? “

Canadian Indigenous People (Part 3): Relationships Between BC’s First Nations and New Settlers

This article is Part three of a three-parts-series. In this article, I will provide a general view of the relationship between Canadian Indigenous communities and new settlers throughout history of British Columbia. Part one talks about the general history, culture, and traditions of BC’s First Nations, while Part two talks about Five individual First NationsContinue reading “Canadian Indigenous People (Part 3): Relationships Between BC’s First Nations and New Settlers”

Canadian Indigenous People (Part 2): Five Individual First Nations

This article is part two of a three-part series to explain the First Nations communities living in British Columbia. Part one focuses on the general history, culture, and traditions of BC’s First Nations ; Part two focuses on Five individual First Nations in BC; Part three focuses on the relationship between them and Canadian settlersContinue reading “Canadian Indigenous People (Part 2): Five Individual First Nations”

Canadian Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia (Part 1): Pacific Coast First Nations

This article and the next two articles are a three-part series to explain the First Nations communities living in British Columbia. Part one focuses on the general history, culture, and traditions of BC’s First Nations; Part two focuses on the various individual First Nations bands in BC; Part three focuses on the relationship between themContinue reading “Canadian Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia (Part 1): Pacific Coast First Nations”

Legacy of Colonzation and Damage of Racism: Disenfranchisement of Canadian Indigenous and Chinese

The early development of Canada was built on oppression — The cross-country railway that connected the lands, that were forcefully taken from the Canadian indigenous peoples, was built by the cheap and exploitable Chinese labours. Despite being given full apologies, the discrimination of the past still affect the indigenous and Chinese Canadian communities. The legacyContinue reading “Legacy of Colonzation and Damage of Racism: Disenfranchisement of Canadian Indigenous and Chinese”

Canadian Indigenous People and Chinese Canadians: Have apologies Truly Established Harmony for Them?

Both First Nation peoples and Chinese Canadians are the victims of the mistreatments of the mainstream Canadians and the paternalistic policies of the early Canadian government. Both ethnic groups got their “official apologies” from the state of Canada. However, have apologies established harmony for them in reality? Apologies Do not Automatically Accomplish Reconciliations For theContinue reading “Canadian Indigenous People and Chinese Canadians: Have apologies Truly Established Harmony for Them?”

The Almost Forgotten Relationship between First Nation Peoples and Chinese Canadians

The relationship between the First Nation peoples living in British Columbia and early Chinese Canadians was an essential part of our history in Canada. Yet this relationship has been neglected; little-known records of the history that they shared are left. In this commentary, I want to bring awareness to this relationship briefly. Chinese Workers andContinue reading “The Almost Forgotten Relationship between First Nation Peoples and Chinese Canadians”