HUMA 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sexual Ethics, Social Gospel, Liberal Democracy
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Native history and the birthright by c l skinner. Great diversity of native settlement in canada going on for a very long time. Many native groups were egalitarian; sexual division of labour did not divide individuals in tribes into unequal genders. Work of men and women prior to contact in many native tribes were equally valued. They were not fighters, many depended on language and own ability to a(cid:396)gue, o(cid:374) elo(cid:395)ue(cid:374)(cid:272)e. to pe(cid:396)suade the g(cid:396)oups. Chief"s autho(cid:396)it(cid:455) (cid:449)as poised o(cid:374) e(cid:374)d of tongue, not on his weapons. West coast tribes were divided into chiefdoms, but also hierarchal divided. Chiefs and nobles were at top, there were commoners. Prisoners of war or people lost status due to debt, were at bottom. 1/3 of tribe can belong in low classes. In order to go and colonize and rescue natives as since they were not christian they were heathens.
