Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Terra Nullius, Saskatoon Freezing Deaths, Indian Register
23 Nov 2017
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The doctrine of discovery: europeans could not just go take over if there were indigenous people there. When n. america was discovered by europeans there were doctrines that guided how and when. European powers could exert powers over the land and people that they discovered. If europeans found new nations, that those original habitants would continue to hold dominion over their land. Terra nullius: land of no one europeans had two options 1) conquer original inhabitants in a just war 2) to enter into treaty agreements where the original inhabitants agreed to give land or sovereignty to the newcomers. Indigenous people were recognized as sovereign nations by europeans with separate political authorities. Royal proclamation (1763): land could not just be taken or forfeited by mere discovery. Indigenous people did not give up their sovereignty to the settler society: how do scholars characterize the relationship between aboriginal peoples and.
