SOCI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Javanese People, Ecocide, Ethnocide
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Inevitably leads to violence: present today in many parts of the world incl: Indonesia - borneo; moving javanese people in, exploit indigenous territories. China - northwest china; displacement: military intervention, pacification of the indigenous people, "indian wars" 1870s - 1880s in us, similar military interventions occurring today: Incorporate into national project: indirect rule, assign authority to first nations leaders - represent middle man position: colonisers vs. their people; job assigned to portray intentions of colonisers. Five civilised tribes - lives south-eastern u. s: choctah, cherokee, chickasaw, creek, seminole. They settled to plantation life - all had verified & ratified treaty: all had treaties ratified by u. s senate & fully enforceable, gold found in georgia. Supreme court challenge - took case to supreme court that violation were violated; supreme court ruled it b/ pres forced out. Trail of tears - oct 1838 - march 1839 - 14 000 died.
