SOC 108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Canadian Indian Residential School System, Michif Language, Old Tassel

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 108
• Professor: Julie Tomiak

Document Summary

Understanding colonization: (cid:862)colonization refers to both the formal and informal methods (behavioural, ideological, institutional, political and economical) that maintain the subjugation/ exploitation of. Indigenous peoples, lands and (cid:396)esou(cid:396)(cid:272)es(cid:863) (cid:894)wazi(cid:455)ata(cid:449)i(cid:374) a(cid:374)d yello(cid:449) bi(cid:396)d (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1006), (cid:1007)(cid:895). What is decolonization: (cid:862)de(cid:272)olo(cid:374)izatio(cid:374) is the (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)gful a(cid:374)d a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e (cid:396)esista(cid:374)(cid:272)e to the fo(cid:396)ges of (cid:272)olo(cid:374)ialis(cid:373) that perpetuate the subjugation/ exploitation of our minds, bodies and lances. Engaged for the ultimate purpose of overturning the colonial structure and realizing the indigenous li(cid:271)e(cid:396)atio(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:894)wazi(cid:455)ata(cid:449)i(cid:374) a(cid:374)d yello(cid:449) bi(cid:396)d (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1006), (cid:1007)(cid:895). Why is decolonization necessary: (cid:862)a (cid:396)e-edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374) of so(cid:272)iet(cid:455) as to the t(cid:396)ue histo(cid:396)(cid:455) of (cid:272)olo(cid:374)izatio(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:894)lad(cid:374)e(cid:396) (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1007), (cid:1009)(cid:1010)(cid:895) is required, ongoing impacts of colonization, such as dispossession, marginalization, settler colonialism= violence, social justice. Aboriginal peoples: (cid:862) the descendants of the original inhabitants of north america. There are three groups of aboriginal people: indians, metis and inuit. These are three separate peoples with u(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue he(cid:396)itages, la(cid:374)guages, (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)al p(cid:396)a(cid:272)ti(cid:272)es a(cid:374)d spi(cid:396)itual (cid:271)eliefs(cid:863) (cid:894)inac (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1008)(cid:895)