3-Indigeniety and Race Flashcards
Colonization
the domination of a territory by people from another territory
Cultural assimilation
strip indigenous people from their culture and replace with settler culture
Are immigrants considered settlers?
No, because they come with the intention of joining a nation of people, not taking over it
What are the 3 Mechanisms of Colonial Expansion?
Missionary Activity, State Laws and Philosophies, Violence
Terra nullius
The perception that land in long-term use by indigenous people is empty and unused
Doctrine of predestination
the elect are people who believe in certain things, and sent a message of the severe penalty indigenous people would suffer if they did not conform
Doctrine of discovery
made the claim that indigenous people do not have the right to the land
What are the 3 important parts of the 1763 Royal Proclamation?
1-Recognized indigenous people on their “indian land”
2-No lands were to be taken from indigenous people without their consent
3-giving up land agreements could not be made between indigneous and european partys
Numbered Treaties
the treaties had the rights to hunt and fish, but only on “crown land”
some people still recive annual cash payments of $5
Model Villages
places where indigenous people were put into to live sedentary lives, they wanted to get rid of their customs and make them conform to christianity
1857 Gradual Civilization Act
Voluntarily enfranchisement; the assumption that indigenous people are willing to terminate their indian status
1880 compulsory enfranchisement:
an indigenous man with status would be considered enfranchisement, whether they like it or not
1884 Potlatch Law
banned indigenous ceremonies, they saw it as wasteful.
Sixties Scoop
mass removal of children into the welfare system without the consent of the parents
1876 Indian Act
Determines those who are not entitled to indian status , put indian reserves into place
Indian Status
the legal identity of an indian person, gives them the right to live on reserves and vote for band members
Blood Quantum
using indigeneity as something that can be measured
Contact Theory
The belief that intergroup interaction overtime will alleviate discrimination
What are the 3 main components of Laissez-Faire Racism?
1-Sub-typing
2-Ideology-based homophily
3-Political avoidance
Indigenization
engages with indiegnous trauma, tries to bring awareness to indeginous knowledge and perspective
Decolonization
formal process of handing over the instruments of the government
Myth: Slavery did not exist in Canada
Slavery was abolished earlier than the US, and people had less slaves than them too. This is why people assume it didnt exist here
Myth: Canada was the land of refuge for blacks
this is the reverse underground railroad. Treatment in canada was so bad that some slaves went back to the states
Multi-cultural Utopia
reduces racism to individual processes, not institutions.
