Colonialism And Settler Colonialism

What roles do Indigenous women play within the family? Do these roles change with further contact with Europeans? What strategies are used by these women to attempt to maintain their independence and power?

Thesis: Brenda Child’s My Grandfather’s Knocking Sticks depicts the consequences settler colonialism has had on the Ojibwe people and how the Ojibwe have attempted to repel such colonialism through acts of sovereignty, especially through wage labor. She incorporates personal family stories with a more broad Ojibwe history to more clearly illustrate the personal effects of colonialism rather than abstract concepts of these changes. Child addresses changes in gender roles and tradition as she argues that “[d]ispossession, poverty, cultural destruction, paternalism, and racism… were [and still are] experienced by Indian people in deeply human ways that always involved a loss of freedom (9-10).”

However, to solely conceptualize colonialism as a set of governance projects based on the dispossession of indigenous peoples from their spaces for the purposes of installing settlements and extracting resources would be a gross simplification of colonialism. To do so would be to ignore how the colonization of indigenous territories by European settlers was an ideologically and culturally contested process as much as it was a material one. As explained by Said (1995), imperialism and colonialism were both supported by ideological formations that were comprised of notions that indigenous peoples and territories require and beseech domination (p. 9). Expanding on this analysis, Jacobs (1996) discusses how racialized notions of the Self and the Other were the building blocks for the hierarchies of power under colonialism, as negative constructions of the

Erica Drummer CH 202-1204 Essay #3 12/11/15 Word Count: TITLE Colonialism; the practice of attaining full political control of a country, by occupying it with settlers and developing it economically. The idea of colonialism has been established since the 1500’s and it has not stopped since. While some viewed the idea of colonialism as a grand concept, others looked at it as an awful idea that should have never happened.

I understand and am aware of the privilege and sexism that surround being a white woman, however, I lack the understanding of what it is like to be an Indigenous woman and how different life is experienced. I wanted to understand more about the treatment of Indigenous women, and how colonialism has had an impact on their lives. Colonialism has had an impact on legislation, violence directed towards Indigenous women, and feminist perspectives. Legislation plays a monumental role in the gendered discrimination of Indigenous women contributing to their systemic oppression. Acts such as the Gradual Enfranchisement Act, Indian Act and Bill C-31 are some of the main pieces of legislature that have negatively impacted the Indigenous population. Feminist perspectives have been dominated by Euro-centric ways of thinking violating traditional gender roles resulting in violence. Violence directed towards indigenous women has transpired into an epidemic allowing our government and society to dismiss, label, and blame Indigenous women for their abuse. While colonialism is applicable to a multitude of subjects, it is fundamental when discussing Indigenous identity when looking at the gendered oppression of Indigenous women through legislation, feminist perspectives and violence. These three things will demonstrate how colonialism has impacted the experiences of Indigenous women.

This research is often done by settlers, who fails to clearly communicate the complexities that exist in Indigenous feminisms. There is a clear lack of Indigenous voices within this field of scholarship, which means that this scholarship lacks experiential knowledge. Furthermore, the discussions about specific women’s cases, notably that of Cindy Gladue and Tina Fontaine, has a tendency to reproduce the idea of Indigenous women as a spectacle even when the author is critiquing those very same power dynamics. These women’s violence is presented in graphic detail and recreates them as spectacles rather than serving to humanize

Several Native American women’s strategies for success were to gain an education, and earn credentials to return to the tribes and help their people. Their success brought about a balance between their work, their participation in tribal ceremonies, rituals, and traditions, which in essence returned some of their values and abilities to be equal within their community. It meant that they

Almost equal with the women of India, Aboriginal women have been struggling against racism, sexism, and domestic violence since the dawn of colonialism (explorers brought with them their patriarchal social codes and beliefs). They are faced with a double-burden for being female and a minority. Emma LaRocque, a Metis woman and professor of Native Studies at the University of Manitoba writes,

Indigenous feminism has served as an agency towards Indigenous women by recreating their history. They have included the consequences of colonization on Indigenous women, and acknowledged the use

Colonialism, as described by Stam and Louise Spence is when European powers reached a state of total control over areas of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Existing since the 16th century but Reaching its industrialized height in the early 20th century colonialism began to decline after World War I. There are still many areas still colonized by European powers including Puerto Rico, The Falklands, Guam and Gibraltar. These areas are still exploited without repercussion and have limited to no rights, especially indigenous islanders. Although these are examples of extreme direct control, through alliances and treaties, European powers still exert control over former colonies, and countries in Asia and Africa.

Colonialism did many things, from changing the land, to at times destroying it. It varied depending which country was being colonized. When colonization began within the occupying new territory the settlers would come in and change the course of that country. The land was being changed all already those natives who were the ones being colonized. The people were forced to change and emerge into the way of living and handling matters. Their cultures were being destroyed and traditions were being changed. The colonizers had all the power in their hands of what will become of that new land. Whether they will better it or take absolute advantage of its natural resources was all in their hands. The course for that country was left on the hands of the

I did not know a lot of the settler colonialism before I read some essays and watched some other videos. From the first video I know a conception of settler colonialism, the settler of a particular place dominate, ultimately negating the indigenous of that place. Why the settler colonialists occur? Why they want to occupation a place that did not belong to them? In my own opinion, I think all of colonialists are extreme long for wealth , they want more money, power and glory. Therefore, in the last century , they would like to occupation other person’s land, because maybe did this can help them to get what they want more quickly. For example,in the middle of 16th century, portuguese were occupation Macau by military force, they found Macau’s

Colonialism is an exercise of power over other territories by the dominating colonizers. It is an expansion that ultimately leads to exploitation, establishment, and hegemonic state. The domination tends to be settled in indigenous lands and the power of domination over indigenous people through various means such as politics, economics, and social. The practice of power existed from the 16th century through mid-20th century. It was mainly a tool for Europeans to settle in the indigenous areas. It was -economically - a practice for trading or mercantile to strengthen the colonizers' domestic economy. Each area that was colonized tends to trade exclusively with their colonizer. The colonized territories were also controlled by their colonizers

Colonialism and post colonialism is a demanding understanding with in different indigenous cultures around the world. The ideas of colonialism and imperial are likeminded ideas and can be compatible. As defined in the English dictionary colonialism is defined as ‘a farm or settlement referred to the Romans who had settles on other lands but retain their citizenships’ (Loomba, 2015). Understanding this definition helps form the community as a process which is unfair as it’s not a new process (Loomba, 2015). Colonialism is then comprehended as a non-identical process in parts of the world which are a distinctive segment (Loomba, 2015) The empires rule the emperor which is defined and related to the idea of imperial (Loomba, 2015). As power is projected out regarding the inferiors it helps structures the power. This is due to the maintaining, dominating and limiting how much they accumulate within the indigenous communities (Saul 2017). Post colonialism is identified as a theory through the political movement as over time people have changed which has ended and changed the colonialism and power over time (Saul, 2017).

The theme of colonialism has been one that I have found to be particularly interesting. Looking at this theme with a contemporary lens, I think has caused me to lose sight of what its real intentions were. I believe that this theme was meant to show the people that the taking of these new lands does not comes easy, particularly when there are people already living there. One thing colonialism always does, is make sure that of it the conquerors are always glorified, while the conquered are mainly silenced. Colonialism’s main goal is the justification of either the enslavement or genocide of the native peoples, claiming to be saving these natives. As is stated in an online textbook by OpenStax “The exploits of the most famous Spanish explorers have provided Western civilization with a narrative of European supremacy and Indian savagery. “ we see that the reason for colonialism is to gain power by any means necessary. This is where colonialism does not work for me, it is simply an excuse for their destruction of a culture.