Before Contact
Indigenous peoples viewed land as something to care for rather than own
What is stewardship?
What is trade?
Demand for this resource increased European interest in land
What is fur?
European diseases caused this
What is population decline?
Impacts of imperialism are still seen today in these areas
What is land/culture/identity/government?
Before contact, Indigenous peoples were largely this, meaning they could meet their own needs
What is self-sufficient?
Indigenous peoples received these items from Europeans
What are metal tools/goods?
Europeans began creating these when they claimed land
What are colonies?
When Indigenous peoples lost land/had to move it is called
What is displacement/dispossession?
This is one example of impact still seen today
What are treaties/reserves/land disputes?
Indigenous groups were connected across territories, and not separated by these
What are borders?
Europeans gained these from Indigenous peoples
What are furs/knowledge/food?
This term describes when one group gains more control and power
What is imperialism?
Changes to traditions and ways of life are called this
(give an example)
What is cultural change (loss of language)?
Different views about land ownership still create this
What is conflict?
Many Indigenous societies shared land rather than treating it as this
What is private property?
Who are the Beothuk?
These are permanent communities created by Europeans
What are settlements/colonies?
Government attempts to change Indigenous identity are called this
What is assimilation?
These agreements between the Canadian government and Indigenous peoples still affect land and rights today
What are treaties?
This type of movement allowed Indigenous peoples to travel across regions
What is nomadic/seasonal movement?
Peaceful relationships did not remain after early contact because of competition for this
What is land/resources?
The fur trade caused a shift in this between Europeans and Indigenous peoples
This federal law passed i 1876 gave the federal government control over many aspects of Indigenous peoples' lives?
What is the Indian Act?
What are mixed impacts?