During this unit I have learned a lot of new things about the way Aboriginal people live. Before starting this unit I had no idea that Aboriginal people were living in poverty. This really shocked me because I had always though Aboriginal people either lived like in the city or country like most cultures in Canada or that they lived of the land in parts of Canada were there isn't a lot of urbanization. Before this unit I didn't know about reserves or the poverty that comes with it. What shocked me even more than the reserves was the fact that most of the issues Aboriginal people are facing on reserves right now are because of residential schools. Aboriginal people are faced with abuse, Poverty and other serious problems because of residential schools. Residential schools are a deep rooted issue that will continue to effect people's lives for a very long time. Another thing that really shocked me was that the last residential school was closed in 1996. 1996! That is our recent history. While my parents were going to school, Aboriginal kids were going to residential schools. That crazy! I would think something as awful as residential school would be stopped a lot faster. The last thing that shocked me was the fact that the head of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development is a white male. And most of the people running this organization are white. Well this Surprised me, but it didn't surprise me at the same time. Part of me knew that the world was in favour of white people, but part of me thought Aboriginal people would have more say. I think Aboriginal people should collaborating with white people with equal say. But that's not how it works.