Discrimination against Aboriginal Women in Canada Essay

She lives in reserve at Rez which we learn to have been reserved to bur the First Nation’s community from accessing the European thriving urban centers. The setting of the story is a reminder of the activities of the colonial government in colonial Canada. Ray is a violent man, and he is the reason why they lost their firstborn. Domestic violence is depicted in this scenario in which the woman is the weaker sex here has to comply and consent to the rules set by the husband. The concept of marginalization greatly mirror the predicaments faced by the aboriginal women established by the judicial system and extended to the family set up. Most of the indigenous women under pressure relocate to the cities to seek better housing and employment to take care of their children (81).

Research shows that the first nation women are likely to be 3. times than women who are not aboriginal to be victims and for the First Nation woman of age twenty five and forty four are five times more likely to perish from domestic abuse. In the story delivery, Ann is worried about the time Rey will show his appearance to their home, Rey is a violent man and his presence always make Ann worried and discontented in her relationship. She is worried, and suddenly she vividly remembers how Rey pushed her during her first term making her lose her first child. The marginalization of women has placed women in the hands of their spouses such that women are complete subjects to men (Goodman 87). In rural areas, it is not easy to access health care services because of distance and poverty dictates.

Therefore saving the lives of infants during delivery becomes very thin. As depicted in the story Delivery, Ruth Ann is in her second term almost ready to deliver but because of the male chauvinism which is the dictate of her society, when Rey says no she is not going to the hospital and takes away her car key (90). She is left vulnerable and at the mercy of God. Still, Rey was refusing to allow officers in the house. The experiences of the residential school system left most of the survivors with a lot of problems than what they came to solve, most of the survivors from the residential school systems developed poor relationship skills like parenting, most men became alcoholics and had a recurring violent behavior leading to the domestic against children and wives from the men.

The infant mortality rates are also attributed to poverty, the fact that most of the parents are single parents from broken, violent marriages, poor housing in the rural areas and lack employment among the aboriginal women in Canada Though not prevalent in the story Delivery but the Aboriginal women face a lot of murder and missing cases. According Vickers (618) despite the small ratio of the aboriginal population in Canada, still, it is the indigenous women who are highly represented among the murdered and the missing women. Reports established by RCMP in 2014 showed that between 1980-2012 roughly 1181 First Nation Women went missing or at least killed. Works Cited Brownridge, Douglas A. et al. Child maltreatment and intimate partner violence among indigenous and non-indigenous Canadians. Journal of family violence 32. Ellington, Lisa, Renée Brassard, and Lyse Montminy.