Assignment Task: Whiting, G., McCrea, G., & Krepakevich, J. (2011). The Sterilization of Leilani Muir. National Film Board of Canada.
Responses to the following questions (and use examples):
Q1. Discuss the history of the Eugenics movement beginning with Galton, the reasons for the practice of sterilization, and discuss which groups were targeted
Q2. Discuss the role IQ tests played-their misapplication and connections to the treatment of specific individuals/groups who were seen as "deviant"
Q3. Discuss the Eugenics movement in Canada in the 1920s until the 1972 and make connections to how science/medicine, law, and morality were employed to justify the treatment of Leilani Muir and other individuals who were often institutionalized
Q4. Make connections between the documentary and present day practices and comment/reflect upon the violation of the human rights of Indigenous, Metis, and Inuit women-for this component of the assignment, you are to find 2 credible news sources that address this issue: for example, news media sources, documentaries, or the Senate Human Rights Committee Report