The Effects of Economic Imperialism on Colonization in Canada

Economic imperialism plays an important role in colonization. The goal of this paper is to discuss the colonial control of Canada and how economics played an important role in dispossession of indigenous people of Canada. The negative impact of economic imperialism included loss of land, disrupted communities and exploitation of natural resources. In all cases, Canadian natives had to suffer the consequences of colonization and economic imperialism.

The lack of organization limited the Aboriginals and resulted in unfulfilled promises. Because the government was more concerned with changing the carious First Nations groups rather than collaborating / negotiating with them, Canada was seen as an oppressive colonizer. Upon signing the treaties, Canada obtained control of most aspects of society; especially in regards to schooling, resource extraction, land use, and implementation of laws for various social issues. This lead to limited funds for education, supplies, and minimal allocation of land for the First Nation groups

In order to understand the constructed identity of Aboriginal women in Canada today and in the past, it is necessary to discuss ideas of empire, including Manifest Destiny and Terra Nullius. These European concepts were and generally still form the ideology operating in Canada. Expansion of the ruling class’ empire is taken for granted and divinely supported. This is the basis for European exploration of the globe, claiming of already occupied lands and colonization of existing peoples. Manifest Destiny was the 19th Century settler belief that it was their destiny to expand throughout North America. Terra Nullius is the concept that land determined to be empty, in other words not being used productively by a civilized people, could be occupied by those Europeans who found it. Of course, both of these concepts belong to the ideology of European empire expansion which indisputably devalued the existing Aboriginal communities. The French and English settlers pushed their Christian beliefs onto Aboriginal peoples and succeeded in altering Aboriginal communities from their matrilineal nature into

“New France was not merely the settlement of a few fur traders.” The Acadians were “a pastoral-like people who once formed a proud nation in a land called Acadia.” Although falling under the jurisdiction of “New France,” the Acadians governed separately than the rest of the country and were an independent entity within New France. Today, “the Acadians are the French speaking population of the Canadian Maritime provinces,” and these are the Acadians that were not displaced during the expulsions, under British rule. Acadia’s beginnings, with the construction of Port Royal, could have marked the colony for success, but instead, led to a troubling conclusion for the European descendents. Through failed leadership, two

Having established his state of nature, Locke begins his description of the formation and transition to society, and appropriately starts with a discussion of property. “God, who hath given the World to Men in common, hath also given them reason to make use of it to the best advantage of Life, and convenience.” (Locke, Second Treatise, V.26). Here, Locke does little more than apply natural law (self preservation) to what he sees around him (land), but in doing so, makes a groundbreaking shift. He reveals that, following from natural law, men have a right to use what they have around them to further their own preservation and lives. In addition, man has an inherent, and obvious, possession of himself and all that comes with it, including, and most importantly, labor. “The Labour of his Body, and the Work of his Hands, we may say, are properly his.” (Locke, Second Treatise,

The Canadian Centre for Policy is a think tank policy institute providing social, economic, environmental policy advice to current situations and problems faced by Canada. The Income Gap between Aboriginal People and the Rest of Canada is a study by Wilson and Macdonald critiquing the common notions of thought, such as level of education, which cause economic gaps between Aboriginals and the rest of Canadian Society. References used by the authors comes from 1996, 2001, and 2006’s Canada Census (Daniel and Macdonald 2010:3). The main focus of the study surrounds the differences between Aboriginals and non-aboriginals, but the article does includes some extensive analysis about First Nations reserves. One of the leading points in Wilson and

Assessment of the Statement that Property is a Power Relationship Between People Property is the right to possess, enjoy or use a determinant thing, and includes the right of excluding others from doing the same. The concept of ownership or property has no single or widely accepted definition. Like any other concept it has great weight in public discourse and the popular usage varies broadly. Property is frequently conceived as a 'bundle of rights and obligations.' Property is stressed as not a relationship between people and things, but a relationship between people with regard to things.

The 16th century is really where it all began. Where a man of prudence explored the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Who knew this land of green would be re-visualised as a world of red? It was only a matter of time before the south of Canada was bared of its natural existence to a nationalistic, industrialized and capitalistic society. When columbus found North America in the 15th century, explorers such as Jacques Cartier wanted the New world for themselves. The term the New World simply reminds us of the rapid industrialized development America has endured for the past 500 years. The west dominated the 20th century, with european and North American powers creating a technological revolution by the end of the 19th century to world war, radicalism

Canada’s expansion westward is so cool. Their expansion Is like the expansion the United States of America had when it was growing. There was a traveler named Alexander Mackenzie (He is the Lewis and Clark of Canada) who explored the land westward for Britain, which later became part of Canada. Mackenzie had been to the Artic and Pacific Ocean. He claimed British Columbia and went to an island where you can be in Canada and the USA at the same time. Then there was a rebellion against Britain, so the Canadian Mounties were born to protect the natives. The Mounties protected the natives so could people could continue exploring. Canada hired people to make railroads to travel the country and they were paid 1 Penny to work for 12

Indigenous peoples of Canada were plagued by starvation, and the civilization that promised to help them progress most only lessened their chance of

Before confederation Ontario and Quebec were part of British colony called the province of Canada.

Commonly known as a mixture of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis, the aboriginal people are the native inhabitants of Canada. The aboriginal culture has lived on for centuries, and has influenced Canada’s language, social structure and overall evolution of the land we live on today. As of the 2011 Canadian Census, over 1.4 million people have identified themselves as an Aboriginal person – roughly 4.5% of Canada’s total population. While that statistic may not be that high, it’s extraordinary how a certain culture could last through the struggle and hardships these people had to go through. As European settlers moved into Canada, the Aboriginal people’s traditions and values were largely stripped away and were deemed a lower status to the perpetrators. The sociological perspective that will be used will be the conflict theory: presented by Karl Marx, the conflict theory is the contrast to the functionalist perspective where it embraces that social order is maintained by supremacy and authority instead of obedience and unity. While the Aboriginal people are slowly regaining their rights and ground after two centuries of discrimination and unjust social treatment, there is clear inequality as they are still lacking in many qualities of life including education, health care and unemployment.

The term property describes a legal concept which refers to the rules that govern people’s access to and control of physical things (tangible assets) like land, natural resources, and manufactured goods as well

First, to conceptualize Locke’s argument on the intricacies of property and its respective importance to and effect on society, Locke defines property as the undeniable rights in ownership of life, liberty, and estate. He explains that this right was unequivocally given by God to mankind alike, yet this right to property should be combined with the gift of reason to both reap the benefits of the Earth, yet also give back. Moreover, Locke’s concept of the purpose of property is “to make use of it [the earth] to the best advantage of life, and convenience…The earth, and all that is therein is given to men for the support and comfort of their being,” which foundation lies in the mutually beneficial relationship between mankind and

It is designed to be a fair and impartial position where fundamental principles of justice are decided in unbiased manner. In taking up this point of view, we have to imagine ourselves as free and equal people who committed themselves to the principles of social justice. The main distinguishing feature of the original position is the veil of ignorance. In order to obtain an unbiased judgment, the parties are deprived of all knowledge of their personal characteristics and social and historical circumstances. They are unaware of their personal interests and inclinations, along with general facts about psychology, economics, biology, and of various social sciences. The parties in the original position are presented with a list of the main conceptions of justice influenced by the tradition of social and political philosophy, and are asked to choose the best alternative among those interests in establishing conditions that facilitate them to effectively pursue their final ends and fundamental