No Longer an Indian
No Longer an IndianBy: Tim S.
No Longer an Indian by Freda McDonald In the short autobiography �No Longer an Indian�, the author, Freda McDonald, was speaking of the strugles and conflicts she had to experience as Native Indian woman living in Canada. She married a non-Native man, which she describes as the beginning of losing her identity. Upon marriage the author recieved a Canadian government issued card, that stated �Not deemed to be an Indian within the law or any other statue� (69). It may seem ridiculous that government has any advantages or disadvantages of whether a person is Indian or not, but it serves its purpose, in consideration of the governmental point of view, since Native people in Canada are on a special welfare system. Therefore, an Indian person marring a non-Native, perceived as non-Indian also from that point on. Hence, that person may not receive monetory benefits any farther. �It has everything to do with history--the signing of treaties, the refusal...
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