LEC #8: Indigenous peoples

Question 1

What is identity? and what are the different types

Answer 1

-you have multiple identities for example religion, gender, ethnic background, student, you are someone’s family member your power, money and social status

Question 2

who are indigenous people?

Answer 2

• those who’s ancestors had lived in areas of earth before the age of colonialism
• shared culture, language, history, and religion/spirituality, and religious practices
• they strive to maintain a distinct way of life (the way they dress, communicate, cultivate the land, thinking and acting
• may have several labels (first nations, native americans, indians, aboriginals

Question 3

what are the 2 aspects of identity? and what is an example?

Answer 3

Personal and Group Identity (ex: someone’s identity as metis is both personal and group)

Question 4

what are the 2 factors of personal and group identity?

Answer 4

• biological, cultural, linguistic, religious, economic and political factors as a whole shape personal and group identity
• blood quantum is used to say what belongs to whom (as in land) which goes up to 6 generations

Question 5

what 3 injustices did the Canadian colonizers commit against aboriginal people in canada?

Answer 5

• they seized their empty land
• the indian act was created and they controlled and constrained indigenous peoples relationship to the land
• assimilation of residential schools

Question 6

what injustices did the british colonizers do to the indigenous people in film #2?

Answer 6

• placed direct violence on them because they were forced out
• assimilation
• murdered and raped them

Question 7

social construction of the aboriginal peoples in canada?

Answer 7

• substance abuse
• welfare dependency
• laziness or lack of work ethic

Question 8

what are/were the consequences of the examples of social construction for the indigenous people?

Answer 8

-creating poverty
- destruction of culture and tradition
- destruction of wildlife and biodiversity
- introducing foreign diseases
the indigenous lost their individual freedom to colonizers as the indian act imposed special restrictions

Question 9

what theoretical perspectives can we apply to explain social construction of indigenous identity and its consequences?

Answer 9

• social construction theory

- consequences include structural violence

Question 10

what is direct violence? and an example?

Answer 10

• a physical connection

- ex: displacement or taking land from people

Question 11

what is structural violence and give an example?

Answer 11

• policies that are implemented
• or consequences on certain groups of people
• ex: residential schools, christian missionaries