IS-1017 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Economic And Technological Development Zones, Environics, North American Football Confederation

• School: University of Winnipeg
• Department: INDIGENOUS STUDIES
• Course: IS-1017
• Professor: Darren Courchene

Document Summary

Canadians believed that native urbanization is just beginning. Environics research (2010) concluded that a majority of aboriginal respondents consider the city to be home. They want to become a more visible part of the urban landscape. The belief persists that native people live exclusively on remote reserves. In 2017, it is estimated that more than 56% of native peoples live in urban areas: historic (up)setting. Indigenous populations and their settlements were distributed according to the ecological context. Large, semi-permanent communities of more than 1,000 people could operate in plentiful resource zones. Smaller and more mobile communities came to dominate in zones with limited resources. The arrival of french and british settlers brought new ideas about community. The creation of permanent villages and towns followed the appearance of farmers and traders: city/town as civilization site. Towns and villages were deemed essential centres of civilization by colonial officials. They further encouraged native people to abandon their territories.