DEVS 100 Study Guide - Peter Munk, Resource Curse, Canadian Business
9 Apr 2014
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Anthony hall: the american empire and the fourth world: since 1942 indigenous peoples American progress john gast, 1872: civilizations vs. barbarianism, culture vs. tradition, evolution, progress, advancement, development. Indian act- designed to undermine indigenous self-determination and self-sufficiency: government imposed regulations on top of current regulation directed towards aboriginals, even today government holds the right to tell aboriginal people what political system they must follow. -> indian agent powers: enforce school attendance, justice of the peace in criminal matters, recommend fate of chiefs, control movement off reserve. There was cultural and religious colonization upon canadian aboriginal peoples often imposed through residential schools. Linguistic colonization: 1492: 2,200 indigenous languages existed, that has drastically decreased. Population: between 1492 and 1900 the population was estimated to have dropped from 7 million people to. 400,000: canada"s aboriginal population is approximately 1 million people and is currently one of the most rapidly growing group within canada.
