INDIGST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Settler Colonialism, Common Ownership

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Indigenous Studies
• Course: INDIGST 1A03
• Professor: Dr. Allan Downey

Document Summary

Life lived like a story - indigenous oral histories and world views. People who are not indigenous write indigenous history can Based off the idea that indigenous peoples can"t make their own decisions. Saying indigenous peoples are unable to make their own decisions and need people to help" them. Pretend that they"ve always been helpful towards indigenous peoples. Saying indigenous people were waiting for christian peeps. Saying they didn"t contribute to this land. Colonizers are painted as clever for finding" new land. It"s not new land if people are already living there + they were lost and went on indigenous" peoples land. Colonialism : in a indegnious context - is the disconnection of indengious peoples from their land, history, identity and their rights so others can benefit. It was and will always be about the land. Those who share stories are trained by people.