Settler Colonialism
Settler Colonialism is a form of colonialism that seeks to replace the original
inhabitants through the _____________ occupation and settlement of
a territory.
Permanent
What is cultural appropriation?
To take something that is culturally significant that belongs to a marginalized community for the dominant group's own use.
A system can shape our __________________ through the general process of socialization but also by laying out paths of least resistance (or the rules to success)
behaviours/beliefs
Indigenous cultures/nations are characterized as
possessing no real __________.
knowledge
What is Indigenous Sovereignty?
it is not a nation-state recognition of inherent sovereignty under nation-state dominion
Settler Colonialism includes the extermination or assimilation of Indigenous peoples, cultures, and identities; so that...
settlers can claim stolen territories for their own and develop an identity separate from their country of origin
What is the difference between tangible and intangible heritage?
Tangible heritage refers to material products of culture, such as objects and architecture (PHYSICAL)
VS
Intangible heritage refers to cultural expressions, practices, and knowledge, including language, dances, stories, designs, and techniques. (NON-PHYSICAL)
What is Privilege as it relates to people?
a set of unearned benefits given to people who fit into a specific social group
The only thing we can know with certainty from European records is...
what Europeans thought about Indigenous Peoples
What are Aboriginal Rights? (in other words)
the right of independence through self-determination in respect to governance, land, resources and culture
The three pillars of settler colonialism are...
1) Elimination
2) Indigenization
3) Transcendence
What did Dr. Muna Abdi say about cultural appropriation?
“They want Our Stories without Our Bodies”
What system has the following:
Rules and expectations (informal and formal)
Rules about what is ‘real knowledge.’
Rules about who gets to teach this knowledge
A location where you learn this knowledge
Rewards for following these rules
Cultural symbols
Education
What is "Pre-History"?
considered by western historians to be the period from when modern humans first appeared to the appearance of ‘recorded’ history following the invention of European writing systems
What is the difference between Aboriginal Rights and Aboriginal Title?
Aboriginal Title specifically refers to the land and Indigenous people’s access to it
What is the meaning of social construction?
It is the meaning that is assigned to ideas,
people, behaviours, objects and events in our
society. It exists because society collectively agrees that it does (both subconsciously and consciously)
What are the categories of 'great' examples of cultural appropriation (from in-class) (4 Total)
1) Fetishization
2) Commercialization and profit
3) Taken out of context
4) Homogenized and used as “pan-Indigenous”
What term has the following definition?
"a world-view that implicitly or explicitly posits European history, culture, and values as normal and superior to others."
Eurocentrism
What is cognitive imperialism?
a form of colonization that denies people their language and cultural integrity by maintaining the legitimacy of only one language, one culture, and one frame of reference
What are the 2 main problems with
the Contemporary Land Claims Process?
1) Canada is in a conflict of interest:
• Canada set up the process where it is the
judge and jury and controls every step
• Canada gets to decide what is a valid
claim, what issues will be negotiated, and
what will be offered as a settlement
2) It takes an average of 9-10 years to resolve a
single land claim
• Only data I could find: as of December
31, 2005, there were 1046 unsettled
claims
• Since 2006, Canada has signed 6
comprehensive land claims agreements
What is intersectionality?
A term to represent the fact that many of our social justice problems like racism and sexism are often overlapping, creating multiple levels of social injustice.
What are the 3 examples (from class) of the criminalization of Indigenous Cultures and Identities through Legislation and Forced Assimilation?
1) Indian Act, 1876
2) Residential Schools
3) Reduced Access to Land and Water Resources (aka stealing land)
What makes Indigenous Studies distinct from other disciplines?
Its ethical relationships with the community with whom the research problem is formed.
Who believed that European superiority “emerged
not from real events but from myths fabricated
primarily by explorers, governments, and historians
who procured technological information from the
eastern world.”
Howard Adams
What are the 5 myths about the Treaties and the Treaty Making Process? (From Class)
1) Indigenous Peoples/Nations did not know how to
negotiate treaties
2) Indigenous Peoples had no concept of land
ownership
3) Indigenous Peoples did not understand what they
were doing when they negotiated treaties
4) Indigenous people were well compensated for
‘selling’ their land
5) Indigenous people were easily taken advantage of
because they did not understand the value of land, money or goods