CANS 200 Lecture 4: CANS200_Lec4

• School: McGill University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANS 200
• Professor: Marie Anne

Document Summary

The pass system: beginning in 1885 for more than 60 years, the canadian government denied many indigenous peoples of the prairies the right to leave their reserves, cultural genocide. South africa used the pass system under apartheid modelled to some degree on canada"s system. Jacques cartier sailed up the river came to first stadacona (iroquois capital) then montreal: when his accounts were published, this is the picture that accompanied them (mid 16th century, la terra de hochelaga . This map is nothing like what the land really looked like at the time. Map written in italian because mid 16th century, real interest in travel accounts, italy quickly benefiting from overseas trade many travel stories gathered in italy. Cartier"s travel stories first published in italy, prompts british reaction: voyages being published in encouragement of british travelers, 1534/1535 cartier sails along the st. lawrence and claimed the territory for new france.