SA 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: American Masters, Aboriginal Voices Radio Network, Indian Act
15 Nov 2016
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Sa 150 - lecture 8 - race & ethnicity. As biological entities, races do not exist. Race - first applied to humans during 16th & 17th centuries in context of european colonial expansion. There is only one human species - one race. This race demonstrates diff variations among its members. Similar to ursus americanus, the black bear, which can be black, cinnamon brown, white. Process in which people viewed & judged as essentially diff in terms of . Racialization of north america"s indigenous population began in 19th century in europe w/ discussion of whether/not aboriginal people were human & had souls. Non-native people have lived in canada for only 3. 3% of its history yet aboriginal history - largely ignored. Aboriginal people tend to be studied from perspective of social problems. Aboriginal voices have been barely heard in sociological study of their people. Legal differences in status come from indian act (1876) & are administered by federal.
