First Nations Studies 1020E Study Guide - Final Guide: Herbicide, Emerald Ash Borer, Indian Register

• School: Western University
• Department: First Nations Studies
• Course: First Nations Studies 1020E
• Professor: Rick Fehr

Document Summary

Environmental dispossession processes that reduce indigenous people"s access to the resources of their traditional lands o. Fundamental contributor to loss of indigenous knowledge: major health consequences, occur in direct &indirect ways, deeply connected to broader themes of colonization. Lack of clean drinking water in first nations communities is part of the systematic marginalization of indigenous peoples in canada that is the result of generations of: o o o. Systemic poor infrastructure: outright malfeasance by settler society. Root causes of environmental dispossession when discussing colonialism o. Removal of opposition to land theft carried out long-term: globalization. Places that are immediately local are suddenly hyper global. Direct implication for maintaining traditional livelihoods and habitats o. Act of theft or destruction of land that has a similar implication for maintaining traditional livelihoods and habitats. Questions worth considering: why are invasive species a problem disproportionately affecting indigenous peoples, how does climate change disproportionately affect indigenous peoples, how does industrial development disproportionately affect indigenous peoples.