Terms Flashcards
Settler Colonialism
Sometimes called “white settlers society”, describes displacement of indigenous populations from their land by invasive pop (white settlers) that establishes own identity over land.
Importance: Conceptual tool that helps us to understand the ongoing system of power that disadvantages indigenous peoples to the benefit of “settlers”.
Imagined communities
Communities are social constructs that only exist in minds of who live in the community. Imagined b/c the members of even the smallest nation will not know most of their fellow members, yet in the minds of each lies the image of their communion.
Importance: Fits w/n social constructionist model of society.
Imagined geography
Created through use of certain images, texts or discourses. They reflect a process of selection through which some images, texts or discourses are emphasized and others are minimized.
Importance: This theory has also been used to critique several geographies created; both historically and contemporarily.
National convention
The Newfoundland National Convention of 1946 to 1948 was a forum established to decide the constitutional future of Newfoundland.
Importance: Important for understanding howNewfoundland became a Canadian province in 1949.
Commission of government
Ended responsible government, Newfoundlanders lost democratic rights, commission of government appointed.
Loyalists
During the American revolution against great Britain people who were loyal to the British crown were called “loyalists”.
Importance: Promised land and provisions for when war was over if they chose to fight for the British. Some of these loyalists were black, many whom fought for British in exchange for their freedom.
David Adam Richards
Award winning author
Importance: writer-in-residence at several universities and colleges across Canada and has received honorary doctorates from threeNew Brunswick pieces.
Miramici Trilogy
A series by David Adam Richards.
Importance: One of the few Canadian writers to be awarded a Governor General’s Literary Award in both the fiction and non-fiction categories. He writes about fictionalized accounts of his native region Miramichi, New Brunswick.
Antonine Maillet
Acadian novelist, playwright, and scholar.
Importance: Her career can be read as a symbol of most recent Acadian cultural revival, revival that include number of other developments such as creation of university de Moncton.
State sponsored Acadians
Acadians who depend too heavily on government sponsorship to express their national and cultural identity.
Importance: Savoie points to individual involvement and increased tolerance of diversity as essential to the survival of this identity.
Epekwitk
Aboriginal peoples called Prince Edward Island “Abegweit”, derived from a Mi’kmaq word loosely translated as “cradled in the waves”.
Importance: Theimportance of revitalizing Mi’kmaq language and culture.
Cavendish
Montgomery returned to Cavendish for a visit in the fall of 1929 – she had been living in Ontario since 1911 – she found signboards pointing the way to “Avonlea Beach” and “Green Gables.” she reflected in her journal that it is not ‘Green Gables’ — that Green Gables was a purely imaginary place.” – Edward MacDonald.
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Wrote Anne of green gables. literary classic translated into 20 languages.
Importance: Once part of school curriculum in countries such as Japan. Created gift shops, plays, films, industry.
Culture area
Geographically defined areas occupied by several indigenous groups whose cultures resembled each other significantly.
Importance: Culture permeates all aspects of life and is essential to the overall well-being of Indigenous communities and individuals.
Tribal council
Groupings of First Nations w/common interests who voluntarily join together to provide services to member First Nations.
Importance: Tribal governments give structure to their communities.
Treaties of peace and friendship
Peace and Friendship Treaties were signed with the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet and Passamaquoddy prior to 1779. (solemn agreements that set out long-standing promises, mutual obligations and benefits for both parties).
Importance: Prevent war between enemies and to facilitate trade. harmonize relationships.
Grand Chief Gabriel Sylliboy
First Mi’kmaq elected as grand chief.
Importance: first to fight for the recognition by the state of Canada of the treaties between the government and the First Nations people.
Treaty rights
Rights set out in either a historic or modern treaty agreement.
Importance: Provide a framework for living together and sharing the land Indigenous peoples traditionally occupied.
Aboriginal rights
In general they include rights to the land, rights to resources and activities, right to self-determination and self-government, and the right to practice one’s own culture and customs including language and religion.
Marshall decision
Affirmed First Nations’ treaty right to fish, hunt, and gather in pursuit of a moderate livelihood.
Donald Jr
Mi’kmaw man who was wrongly convicted of murder.
Importance: The case inspired a number of questions about the fairness of the Canadian justice system.
Le grand derangement
TheExpulsion of the Acadians was theforced removal by theBritish of theAcadian people from the present-day Canadianmaritime provinces.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American poet and educator whose works include Evangeline.
Importance: The legendhelped marginalized Acadians—wherever they landed—maintain a sense of cultural identity
Pere Anselme Chiasson
Catholic priest, educator and writer in New Brunswick.
Importance: Made significant contributions to the recording of Acadian history and folklore.
Black loyalists
- Arrived in Nova Scotia bi. lates 1700’s, as result of American Revolution.
- Were largest group of people of African birth and of African descent to come to Nova Scotia at any one time.
Importance: Thisboosted the population, led to the creation of Upper Canada and New Brunswick, and heavily influenced the politics and culture of what would become Canada.
Maroons
Maroons werea group of just under 600 Jamaican Maroons, the largest of the five Jamaican maroon towns who were deported by the British authorities in Jamaica following the Second Maroon War in 1796, first to Nova Scotia.
Importance: They contributed to the construction of African Nova Scotian identity.
