We Must Catch Him Very Young Flashcards
“We must catch him very young”
If we want to assimilate these people, we must change their children.
Why kids?
- Idea that children are ‘human becomings rather than human beings’
- Idea of children as plastic, pliable, able to conform
- Idea that children have not ‘arrived’
Attachment Theory
In order to have successful development of a child, there must be:
- a deep connection between child and caregiver
- a deep and enduring connection critically developed in a child’s earliest years
- a secure attachment created within the first year of life
Who developped attachement theory?
John Bowlby
John Bulby argued (attachement theory)
If caregiver or parent is absent, deep resonance of every aspect of that child’s development : body, mind, relationships, morality and identity.
John Bowlby argued (attachement theory)
If caregiver or parent is absent, deep resonance of every aspect of that child’s development : body, mind, relationships, morality and identity.
Human instinct to bond
Humans have an instinct to create bonds between parent and child. Babies reach out and seek this.
Function of attachment theory for children:
Children gain/learn:
- Reciprocity and ability to trust
- secure base to which to head out from
- confidence and security when out in the world
- ability to self regulate
- foundation for healthy individual identity formation
- self worth and realistic sense of self
- healthy perception of how life is going
- Resilience when dealing with stress and trauma
- healthy balance between dependence and autonomy
- ability to create and maintain friendships
- empathy and compassion
- academic success
MOST IMPORTANTLY - more likely to create their own secure attachments with their own partners
Self regulation
management of emotions and impulses, as well as the understanding of ones emotions and others
People that gained secure attachment from their parents/caregivers are more likely to..
create their own secure attachments with their own partners and children.
People that gained secure attachment from their parents/caregivers are more likely to..
create their own secure attachments with their own partners and children.
Terra Nullis
Land belonging to no one
B.C. territory was consistently perceived as…
Terra Nullis
Discourse of Terra Nullis in Canada (general)
- in the media
- in policy
A strong message to these people that made them seem like they didn’t exist.
Discourse of Terra Nullis in Canada (detail)
Primative
Undesirable
As an inconvenient obstacle to territorial expansion
Child-Like, needing care
Why were the first nations populations portrayed as children?
- perception that they needed care and guidance
- bringing these people out of their primitive lives
- justified telling a population what to do as if it were in their best interest
- people that needed ‘protection’ and management
- “the indian race was in its childhood”
