HIST 124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Settler Colonialism, Smallpox, Central Canada
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Dream about arriving from europe (filles du roi) Mi"kmaq watch french come ashore (bearded = gross, low intelligence) White settler colonialism (france then england), send white settlers to north america. = confrontation with indigenous people: the fatal impact" debate. Arrival of european technology, goods, making things, undermines kin ordered formation, religion, destroys culture, etc. Other side argues they coexisted for a long period of time, both had benefits. Ultimately bad things for indigenous, lost land, culture, etc: trade. Traded with each other long before contact w/ europeans. Alexander mackenzie reaches upper frazer river valley, they already possessed. Trading was traditional (goods itself did not destruct) Iron axes, muskets, wool blankets, cotton fabric, later over 50% of trade. Indigenous dominate trade relationships early on (respect rituals, innu people-middle men, metaphorical relationships of kinship- call french brothers/fathers (in indigenous chief very generous, can"t compel people) -french think father = ultimate authority/power.
