SOCI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Ecocide, Ethnocide, Indian Agent
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Ecocide: destruction of environmental resources or denial of access to territory. Ethnocide: policies designed to alter social and cultural practices. Massacres or deliberate exposure to diseases: compared with un convention on prevention and punishment of crime of genocide. Present today in many part of the world, including: Brazil(amazon), sudan(southern, far from capital, oil and cotton), Once conflict and violence escalates between settlers and aboriginals, Indonesia, sudan, mexico: extension of government control. Rule through them: rarely people that the locals recognize, many indigenous societies do not have leadership positions, land policies: Treaty processes occur in both usa and canada. Usa: piece meal process, often confusing, many treaty violations. Canada: treaty area, little negotiation, treaty commissioners impose treaties. Classic case: 5 civilized tribes: choctah, cherokee, chickasaw, creek, seminole. All had treaties ratified by us senate and fully enforceable. 3000-4000 people died on this march: cultural modification:
