POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Child Abuse, Historical Trauma, First Nations
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Guest lecturer: beverly jacobs: mohawk nation, bear clan, matrilineal society (obtained identities from mothers, history is transferred orally/generational. Who are indigenous people: original people of this land, land is not just a physical and biological environment. The agreement outlines a mutual, three-part commitment to friendship, peace between peoples, and living in parallel amongst each other forever: ancestors created a relationship with the british, french, dutch, americans long before they were colonizers. They wanted to live with the principle to not interfere with each others lives, however the colonizers violated that. Colonization: forced impositions of non indigenous governance, structure and legislations. British north american act, established under british rule, and established they had control over indians and their lands. Indian act 1876, the principal statute through which the federal government administers. Indian status, local first nations governments and the management of reserve land.
