HIST 300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10/05: Fortress Of Louisbourg, Settler Colonialism, Environmental Degradation
14 Nov 2016
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10/05 nicholas, the role of colonial artists in the dispossession and displacement of the maliseet, 1790s-1850s. Maliseets are indg group native to maine/qc/nb. Like many other indg groups, ms also experienced much change/turmoil in 1600-1800. Process of settler colonialism bgan in maritimes w brit capture of french fort louisbourg in. Treaty of 1760 w indg leaders was excuse for further land grab--tho no land had been ceded. Ms gradually pushed out as settlers moved in. There is written record of dispossession, but no artistic one. Artwork of place/time was pastoral, idealized colonialism and portrayed indg ppls as spptive. Hunting bcame favored pastime of elite males, renewed interest in indg methods. Most artists were well off and had imperial interests. After us rev, loyalists came into ns and greatly accelerated dispossession. Many villages dissolved, despite fact that they had previously been reserved for.
