The Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued its final report in 2015.It stated that Canada was guilty of the destruction of those structures and practices that allow a group to continue as a group.Such destruction is known as which of the following?

A) Structural racism.
B) Cultural genocide.
C) Intergenerational trauma.
D) Colonialism.

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Barry Taylor · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The Truth and Reconciliation Commission stated that Canada was guilty of cultural genocide with regard to Indigenous people in Canada,which is the destruction of those structures and practices that allow the group to continue as a group (Truth and Reconciliation Commission,2015a,p.3).Such destruction of practices and structures included occupying and seizing land;forcing relocation of Indigenous peoples and confining them to reserves;disempowering them through replacement of existing forms of Indigenous government;and denying them basic rights,such as the right to practice their faith,the right to assemble,and the right to legal counsel.

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