COLONIZATION

Question 1

Reasons of colonization in Canada

Answer 1

-expanding territory of Great Britain
-land wasn’t being used (Doctrine of discovery (BS))
-access to furs
-access to arable lands
-increase the tax base
-further the reach of church(es) - again $$

Question 2

Difference between colonialism & colonization

Answer 2

-colonialism: the relationship between the colonizers & those who have been colonized
-colonization: the action of the “mother country” establishing new colonies & exerting control over the inhabitants

Question 3

Impacts of colonization:

Answer 3

-is evident in all aspects of the dominant society
-justice
-incarceration rates, racial profiling, child apprehensions
-education
-funding for on reserve schools, lower graduation rates, fewer represented in STEM, higher attrition on post-secondary
-health
-health disparities - chronic illness, HIV/AIDS, mental health issues, addiction, abuse
-Trauma - residential schools, MMIWG

Question 4

Impacts of colonization pt 2

Answer 4

Environmental management
-loss of land
The economy & financial system
-higher rates of poverty, difficulty gaining access to credit
Employment
-higher unemployment rates, difficulty finding meaningful employment, relates to housing
Politics
-lower voter turnout, fewer elected officials
Culture
-loss of language, traditional knowledge, ceremony

Question 5

Decolonization

Answer 5

Reversing the damage inflicted upon indigenous peoples through the educational, health, social, justice, & political systems

Question 6

Colonization vs decolonization

Answer 6

Colonization: about the colonizer imposing its worldview on the original inhabitants
Decolonization: about the colonizer respecting the original inhabitants worldviews

Question 7

Justice
Indigenous people were more likely to:

Answer 7

-be denied bail
-spend more time in pre-trial detention
Becharged with multiple offences, often for crimes against the system
Have limited time with judges, who visit indigenous communities intermittently
Be incarcerated

Question 8

Justice as a tool of oppression

Answer 8

In sask RCMP have a direct role to play in colonization
-removing children to residential schools
-enforcing the reserve policy & restricting movement
MMIWG
Result - INDG peoples living in fear of the people who are supposed to protect them

Question 9

How did colonization begin in Canada

Answer 9

Canada experienced settler colonialism as Europeans aggressively took land from indigenous peoples and over time displayed and greatly outnumbered them

Question 10

Why did colonization begin in Canada

Answer 10

The first Europeans to come to Canada wanted to set up trading networks