HIST 124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dodge Dakota, Inuksuk, Egalitarianism
22 Nov 2012
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Week 2- the collectivist logic of life among first nations. Katarokwi-> cataraqui-> frontenac-> king s town-> kingston: from katarokwi to kingston: the historical present. Kingston and queen s sit on the traditional lands of the anishinaabe and haudenosaunee (iroquois) Think of first nation s history as a long time ago; that makes us feel better about our stressful present so we give those names to shiny new commodities. Historiography: trying to figure out why historians study what they study. Dodge dakota, jeep cherokee, cataraqui centre, etc: demolishing some myths. 17th century constitute the majority of population in north america, strong enough to expel the. After 16th century, first nations peoples significantly outnumbered the french, but it was still called new france. Many people spoke more than their own language. Used the term iroquois to classify people who spoke a language group; same with algonquin. Prairies, main focus was hunting buffalo for meat, hides.
