~Indian History!~

kitchemanitou · 06-23-2005, 12:17 PM

Seven Steps to the Colonization of North America's Indigenous People:

Destruction of Food

Introduction of Foreign Diseases

Fall of the Matriarchy

Imposition of Christianity

Theft of Land

Indian Act

Residential Schools

Pre-European Contact - Up to 1491 It is important to understand that prior to European contact, First Nations people lived well-ordered lives - with finally honed social, political and spiritual practices. To know the Ancestors and how they lived is to place in context how recent history unfolded. Topics: the beauty and importance of the oral narrative as the cultural grounding of Indigenous Peoples; the sophistication of social and political structures; the equality of women and men; Five Ethics; Five Beliefs; Spiritual beliefs.

1500 - 1700 An understanding of the relatively respectful relationship between Indigenous People and Europeans despite rampant disease and attempted imposition of Christianity.

1812 - 1849 An understanding of the great change in attitude on the part of the Europeans after the War of 1812 to one of negativity, oppression, and pure colonialism/patriarchy; how this change impacted on the lives of the Indigenous people at the time, and subsequently their descendants. Topics: Disease, determined imposition of Christianity, fall of the matriarchy, theft of land.

1850 - 1950 An understanding of the various laws, policies and colonialist attitudes that included rampant Euro-centrism and notions of manifest destiny. Topics: Treaties, theft of ancestral land, starvation as a weapon of oppression and control, Indian Act, Indian Agents, Enfranchisement, Reserve Lands, Oppression of Women, Reserve Land, Residential Schools.

1951-Present An understanding of the issues and challenges facing Indigenous peoples into the present. Topics: Self-Determination, Land Claims; Lawsuits against Religious, Changes to Indian Act, Institutions vis-a-vis Residential Schools, New version of the Indian Act (First Nations Governance Act); the vital importance of women in the process, 1982 Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, The impact of the Charter on Land Claims and other lawsuits.

06-23-2005, 12:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
kitchemanitou Senior Dancer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saskatchewan{swift flowing} Posts: 987	~Indian History!~ Seven Steps to the Colonization of North America's Indigenous People: Destruction of Food Introduction of Foreign Diseases Fall of the Matriarchy Imposition of Christianity Theft of Land Indian Act Residential Schools Pre-European Contact - Up to 1491 It is important to understand that prior to European contact, First Nations people lived well-ordered lives - with finally honed social, political and spiritual practices. To know the Ancestors and how they lived is to place in context how recent history unfolded. Topics: the beauty and importance of the oral narrative as the cultural grounding of Indigenous Peoples; the sophistication of social and political structures; the equality of women and men; Five Ethics; Five Beliefs; Spiritual beliefs. 1500 - 1700 An understanding of the relatively respectful relationship between Indigenous People and Europeans despite rampant disease and attempted imposition of Christianity. 1812 - 1849 An understanding of the great change in attitude on the part of the Europeans after the War of 1812 to one of negativity, oppression, and pure colonialism/patriarchy; how this change impacted on the lives of the Indigenous people at the time, and subsequently their descendants. Topics: Disease, determined imposition of Christianity, fall of the matriarchy, theft of land. 1850 - 1950 An understanding of the various laws, policies and colonialist attitudes that included rampant Euro-centrism and notions of manifest destiny. Topics: Treaties, theft of ancestral land, starvation as a weapon of oppression and control, Indian Act, Indian Agents, Enfranchisement, Reserve Lands, Oppression of Women, Reserve Land, Residential Schools. 1951-Present An understanding of the issues and challenges facing Indigenous peoples into the present. Topics: Self-Determination, Land Claims; Lawsuits against Religious, Changes to Indian Act, Institutions vis-a-vis Residential Schools, New version of the Indian Act (First Nations Governance Act); the vital importance of women in the process, 1982 Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, The impact of the Charter on Land Claims and other lawsuits. __________________ http://www.shannonthunderbird.com/IndGive1.gif Last edited by kitchemanitou; 06-23-2005 at 12:26 PM. Reason: link did not work

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