ipl-logo

Canadian Colonization Essay

1138 Words5 Pages

Introduction
Colonization has impacted, many Indigenous people across Canada (Jackson, 2011; King, 2014; Manuel, 2015; Palmater, 2015). Fishing in Contested Waters: Place and Community in Brunt Church/Esgenoopetitj by Sarah King is about how colonization has impacted the Indigenous people and the settlers of the Brunt Church/Esgenoopetitj communities. This paper will discuss how colonization has affected the Indigenous people of Brunt Church/Esgenoopetitj, the limitation of my analysis of colonization, and the limitation of Sarah King’s book Fishing in Contested Waters: Place and Community in Brunt Church/Esgenoopetitj. In the book Fishing in Contested Waters: Place and Community in Brunt Church/Esgenoopetitj by Sarah King, different aspects …show more content…

The Esgenoopetitj community feels as if they have been displaced from their land. Colonization is not something that is just done to people, but, is also done to place as well (King, 2014). Due to “the signing of treaties with native people for rights to land and landscape” (King, 2014, p.118), Indigenous people have been removed from their lands and had their traditional forms of livelihood in relationship to place disrupted (King, 2014). For Indigenous people place, is important to them. Indigenous people across Canada have signed treaties in order to keep the land they own, at least that is what Indigenous people thought, they did not think they were signing away their rights to their land and having their land taken away from them (Manuel, 2015). Due to displacement Indigenous people of Brunt Church/Esgenoopetitj are only allowed to fish during fishing season and this is what lead to the dispute in the first place (King, 2014). On other Indigenous reserves, Indigenous are facing displacement of their own lands (Jackson, 2011; King, 2014; Manuel, 2015). For example, an Aamjiwnaang community located in Sarina has experienced the same types of displacements of other communities such as land loss, and residential schools, but, now they are facing heave pollution from industrial plants surrounding the reserve, leaving the reserve with permeated toxins which Indigenous people are breathing in (Jackson,

Show More
Related

  • History Culminating Reflection: Canadian

    360 Words  | 2 Pages

    History Culminating Reflection William K. L. Lore was an inspiration to many Canadians during his time. If I could meet him, I would ask how it felt to not only be the first Chinese Canadian to enter the Canadian civil service, but the first Chinese Canadian in the Royal Canadian Navy and in any of the British Commonwealth navies. Another question that would concern him would be, what made him study Mining Engineering, and if he was not able to study Mining Engineering, what else he would like to study. Furthermore, I would ask him about why he wanted to join the Royal Canadian Navy, as he most likely knew that people of Canada were racist and why he kept attempting to join the Royal Canadian Navy, even after he was denied entrance three times.

    Read More

  • Christopher Columbus Canada Essay

    1352 Words  | 6 Pages

    When I am posed with the question “to what extent should I as a citizen respond to how Christopher Columbus colonized Canada” I do not find it that difficult because I honestly do not agree with most things that he was associated with. A few points that I would like to use to “drive my opinion home” are his greed for getting paid, the conditions that he put his slaves through and his overall treatment of the Aboriginal people that he met. One thing that was Christopher's first downfall was his greed for gold- or as they called it back then, cheddar. The only reason he went on his 1492 expedition in the first place was because he wanted to have more money. As a child, he did not have the richest family and he grew up in the middle class household.

    Read More

  • Influence Of Native American Nations To Colonize Canada

    405 Words  | 2 Pages

    Canada was initially home to numerous Native American people groups. The main European nation to colonize Canada was France. The most punctual French pilgrims, in the 1600s and 1700s, had included numerous hide trappers and teachers. They had a tendency to live among the Native Americans. Some French intermarried with Native Americans.

    Read More

  • Essay On British North America

    968 Words  | 4 Pages

    What defines the word “British” and who are the people who consider themselves to be “British”? These are the questions that arise when one thinks about exactly how “British” the colonies of “British North America” were. In essence, when does North America take on the British identity? It can be posited that the British identity of North America came to be and was most apparent after the Seven Years’ War when Canada was ceded by France to Britain in 1763.

    Read More

  • Inuit Circumpolar Group Case Study

    1026 Words  | 5 Pages

    How has learning about the Inuit and other circumpolar groups changed your views about the plight of indigenous peoples, particularly in North America? My father likes to watch television shows about Alaska and Canada. Over the years I have learned much about the Inuit and other circumpolar groups. In light of this, my views have not changed a lot in regards to their plight.

    Read More

  • Jamestown Colony Essay

    415 Words  | 2 Pages

    Description The Jamestown[1] settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. William Kelso says Jamestown "is where the British Empire began ... this was the first colony in the British Empire."[2 ] Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 4, 1607 (O.S., May 14, 1607 N.S.),[3] and considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610, it followed several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Jamestown served as the capital of the colony for 83 years, from 1616 until 1699.

    Read More

  • African Americans In Canada Essay

    550 Words  | 3 Pages

    The issue of a disproportionate percentage of African Americans in Canada's prison system has a long and complex history that can be traced back to the nation's early days of colonization and slavery. The roots of this multifaceted issue can be found in the systemic racism and discrimination that have been a part of Canadian society for centuries. The history of African Americans in Canada can be traced back to the 17th century, when the first black slaves were brought to the country by French and British colonizers. These slaves were used primarily for labour on plantations and in households, and they were treated as property rather than human beings. This system of slavery persisted in Canada until 1834, when it was officially abolished.

    Read More

  • Intergenerational Trauma In Canada

    1252 Words  | 6 Pages

    Introduction The little community of Attawapiskat, Ontario, Canada has been and is currently facing an immense loss due to a high amount of youth suicides. The community has been under a state of emergency since April 2016 after many of the community’s youth have tried to or succeed at committing suicide. These suicides have been the product of colonialism and intergenerational trauma from the generations that came before them. The devastation in the community can teach Child and Youth Care practitioners how to put into action programs that build youth’s strengths and resilience as well as overcome any negative factor that have been created during this epidemic.

    Read More

  • Essay On Native American Colonialism

    756 Words  | 4 Pages

    In American history, many overlook the violence that occurred when New England colonists encountered the Native Americans. When the New England colonists arrived in Plymouth in the 1620s and interacted with the Native Americans, they lived in peace with each other for more than 50 years. The colonists instigated a war with the natives to gain more land from the Native Americans and resulted with a massacre. This resulted in colonialism affecting the lives of colonists and Native Americans because both experienced forming an alliance, enduring social change, and deaths.

    Read More

  • Slavery In Canada Essay

    732 Words  | 3 Pages

    Enslaved African Canadian and American’s participated in gaining their own freedom in a few ways, and they also helped each other in certain cases. Due to differences in sovereignty this affected how slaves could become free based on their physical location. Due to the unclear permeable borders between Upper Canada and the States, this allowed slaves to cross over the border without question of their ownership or enslavement status. Upper Canadian slaves such as the mother and son from the house of James Woods in Sandwich Upper Canada left to America in search of freedom, and similarly Moseby found his way to freedom in Upper Canada from America due to an escape to a British colony which abolished slavery. Governor Simcoe was unable to abolish

    Read More

  • Essay On Northern Colonies

    448 Words  | 2 Pages

    Northern colonies started as just state all bunched into one. They are now there own separate states now. The northern colonies are now the states of Plymouth,Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and finally New Hampshire. Plymouth Colony: Plymouth colony was an English colonial venture in North America from the years of 1620 to 1691. The first settlement of the Plymouth Colony was at New Plymouth, a location previously surveyed and named by Captain John Smith.

    Read More

  • The Kattawapiskak River

    1589 Words  | 7 Pages

    Film #1 - “The People of the Kattawapiskak River” Introduction In the documentary “The people of the Kattawapiskak River”, the housing crisis and lack of assistance promised in Northern Ontario is represented. The Documentary closely follows the chief of the Attawapiskat tribe and portrays the difficult living conditions endured by local residents. These problematic conditions include the lack of clean water, electricity and basic housing especially during the intolerable cold Canadian winter. Moreover, when a colony around the world is suffering it is our duty as human beings to help them through their difficult times.

    Read More

  • First Nations Perspectives Case Study

    552 Words  | 3 Pages

    By doing this, colonial Canadians assumed that aboriginal cultural and spiritual beliefs were invalid in relation to European beliefs (244). The problem with ridding the First Nations Peoples of their languages, as Williston points out is to “deprive them of the sense of place that has defined them for thousands of years” (245). The private schooling system was an attack on First Nations identities, and their identity is rooted in “a respect for nature and its processes” (245).

    Read More

  • Homelessness Of Indigenous People

    315 Words  | 2 Pages

    Indigenous people are restricted to small lands without the establishment of a plan, infrastructure, or economy. The destruction of the traditional way of life, combined with the lack of organization, the establishment of reserves lead to poor people to prepare. Many indigenous people died due to the lack of housing, food, health care, and money. In order to make the problem worse, the Canadian government put forward strict restrictions on the relief efforts of the reserve, resulting in a higher level of

    Read More

  • The Impact Of The Colonization Of Indigenous People

    1151 Words  | 5 Pages

    The colonization of Indigenous peoples has dramatically affected their health, and health-seeking behaviours, in a myriad of ways. The Indian Act of 1876 was, in essence, created to control the Indigenous population. The Indian Act laid out laws and regulations that tightly regulated the lives of natives economically, ideologically, and politically. This included a wealth of ways in which their identities were stripped away, and in which they were taken advantage of by the Government of Canada. This has resulted in a reduced quality of life for Canada 's indigenous population, as well as adverse health problems, and prejudicial perceptions that we still see the impact of today.

    Read More

More about Canadian Colonization Essay

Open Document