Both families have same family form(nuclear)
Similar ways of Physical Maintenance and care of members
History was different from those of the historical Ca. Families and those of the FNMI families (e.g. FNMI have faced severe trauma from resid. schools, whereas Historical Ca. Families had more of sexist and genderroled jobs/chores)
Different Family Forms (Histroical Can. Family - Nuclear, FNMI - Extended famlies)
Similar 'reasons for change' (e.g. Divorce)
Similar functions (e.g. addition of new family members, socialization of children for adult roles & physical maintenace and care of members
Different roles (e.g. FN role families have elders teach children, My Family - mom and dad teach me and brother
Different family form (e.g. FN families - extended family, My family - nuclear family)
Both families have similar roles(mom does most of chores)
Canadian Families (picture is example of one type of family)

Canadian Families (picture is example of one type of family)

Historical Canadian Family

Family Forms

Nuclear Family(consists of two parents, one or more children living together - siblings) (Picture is not my family)

Nuclear Family(consists of two parents, one or more children living together - siblings) (Picture is not my family)

6 Functions

Socialization of children for adult roles - preparing/sending children to school

Physical maintenance and care of members - making dinner for family

Addition of new family - giving birth to a child/procreation more popular

Roles

Mother - does all house chores (e.g. cooking, cleaning)

Father - gets a job, make money

History

Woman and men (mostly woman) move out of “traditional” gender roles (jobs)

Same-sex couples now have a lot of opportunities as a couple, compared to a heterosexual relationship

Reasons for Change

Divorce

Birth of children

Loss of job/employment

Neglect (neglecting from responsibilities)

First Nations Families

Family Forms

Mostly Extended family(parents, children, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and another blood relations, living together or not) (

Mostly Extended family(parents, children, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and another blood relations, living together or not) (picture is an example of FNMI families)

6 Functions

Socialization of children for adult roles - e.g. become a teacher for your children/teach young ones to continue the circle of teaching

Physical maintenance and care of members - e.g. guided by mentors, elders, teachers or Elders, parents and grandparents provide support

Roles

Men - warriors, providers and protectors

Elders- taught children

Women - tended to the home fire

History

Residential schools (students that went there that are returning home became stranded, disconnected from their communities

Couldn’t speak their native language

Reasons for change

Separation

Divorce

Violence

Substance abuse to cope with trauma from residential schools

My Family

Family Form

Nuclear Family (consists of two parents, one or more children living together - siblings)

Nuclear Family (consists of two parents, one or more children living together - siblings)

Dad, mom, brother, me

6 functions

Physical maintenance and care of members - parents take care of me and my brother

Nurturance and Love - making sure that we are feeling okay

Social control of children - gave us a curfew when out of the house with friends

Addition of new family members - had me three years later after my brother

Roles

Mother - sometimes does all house chores(e.g. Laundry, cooking)

Father - has a job, makes money, cook

Kids: I entertain my family and my brother helps around the house

History

Parents met in Romania (country in Europe), moved to Canada, had my brother, then me

Reasons for change

Hasn’t been any changes

Legend

Green line: Similarities

Red Line: Differences