GEOG 328 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Treaty 8, Vanier Park, Aboriginal Title
Document Summary
Mcgillivray notes that there were 4 plagues that de-territorialized the. Communicable diseases --> smallpox reduced the number of first. Reserve system --> first nations were crowded onto small parcels of land, and was only a small fraction of their traditional territories. A structure set in lace to give first nation"s land, but in an unfair way. Alcohol --> was deliberately given to first nations as it was considered to be a disease. Missionaries --> became responsible for education (set the early framework for residential schools) and their work led to a less mobile way of life (reserves) Coastal groups/proto-nations began to develop ocean-going vessels --> also important to remember they warred on each other (they were not a peaceful state of nature) Haida (the predecessors of residents of current day haida-gwaii) burned and carved large canoes. These canoes were used to hunt whales and other marine mammals.
