Nursing students are discussing the inequities in the health status of the Indigenous peoples.What was one of the discriminatory practices implemented to assimilate Indigenous peoples into the dominant Canadian society?

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To promote assimilation of Indigenous peoples into the dominant Canadian society, their land was appropriated and reserves created; cultural and spiritual practices (including the work of traditional healers) were outlawed; Indigenous peoples were not given voting rights; and residential schools were created to indoctrinate Indigenous children about the practices of the dominant culture.

Nursing Students Are Discussing the Inequities in the Health Status