CANS 315- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 45 pages long!)

• School: McGill University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANS 315
• Professor: Hannah Claus

Document Summary

Settler colonialism, the indian act and defining decolonization. Settler colonialism: the primary object of plunder is the land itself, the replacement of indigenous societies with a settler population, elimination is an organizing principle of settler-colonialism ( logic of elimination patrick. Wolf: the settler-colonial process is defined by its sustained duration. Invasion should be recognized as a structure rather than an event. Indigenous people: aim of assimilation (and perhaps eradication) of indigenous people. Indian act given to canadian government provided a fundamental shift. First nations now were not recognized as neighbors but rather. Indian or is entitled to be registered as an indian : status determines an indigenous person"s rights and their economic social position in society, questions arise even among the indigenous population concerning the maintenance or erasure of the act. On one hand, the act is based on white colonial superiority. On the other hand, it remains the only real legislative bargaining chip for indigenous people.