HIS261H5 Lecture : Canadian History Lecture 1.docx
Document Summary
Overview of pre-contact "canada": different cultural groups. Canada was founded in a different sense, 1867 is a political event, and however canada was discovered by europe in the age of exploration much earlier. Discovery: discovered, no one knew about it before, however, people were already there before. 1492: columbus discovered north america, but there were people there already a claim of ownership with discovery. Contact between two cultures, europeans with aboriginals in north america. The europeans discovered north america; the aboriginals did not sail over and discover. It was through european initiative that this contact occurred. Founding: something did get started; founded means that there wasn"t something there before. 1608: champlain founded quebec, hundreds of iroquois who lived on that site. The founding of canada was joint between the europeans who arrived and the aboriginals. Cultural relativism: all cultures are legitimate, though some are more technologically advanced, making them better, but in the end they are all legitimate.
