ANTH 436 Lecture 1: ANTH 436.Class Notes Week 1

• School: McGill University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 436
• Professor: Colin Scott

Document Summary

3 stages of the relationship between colonizers and first nations: contact + cooperation (contact to 1812) 1812: the last time indigenous allies, in a military sense, were important to. The relationship of mutuality + relative respect that characterized the first few centuries post-contact declined rapidly afterwards indians no longer had the military wherewithal to be decisive in wars representing the country. Also reflects declines in importance of fur trade, commercial partnerships: displacement and assimilation (1763-1970) 1763 marked the end of military conflict between the french + english. Some of fn allies became less important to europeans. Proclamation royale was established, and the year of declaration as part of imperial constitutional implications of french surrender to the british in north america. First nations of his dominion to be molested in use + occupation + possession" of their territories) edict by george iii. Only the crown was authorized to make treaties w indians, to divest them of their lands.