HIST 124 Lecture Notes - Idle No More, White Supremacy, Gold Rush
16 Feb 2013
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The great white north: the historical roots of whiteness in canada. Idle no more movement vandalizes the john a. statue: fundamental difference between the treaties signed between the canadian government and aboriginals: Government thought they gained complete control of the land for ongoing payments; abo believed they were sharing the land idle no more believes the land was stolen. Harper released a press statement defending john a. : trans-con railway + nwmp. However, failed to mention the 2 rebellions + his kickbacks from trans-con scandals. Also, failed to mention his white supremacy vision for canada. In 1885 electoral franchise act: the legislation for who could vote. Macdonald rises and speaks saying the chinese should not be allowed to vote: they would control the vote in bc and overthrow white principles. Gold rush in bc: brought 6,000+ people to british columbia. The settlement brought together literally dozens of ethnicities to bc.
