Dehumanization and Genocide: the Beginning of the State
Standing
Undergraduate
Type of Proposal
Oral Research Presentation
Challenges Theme
Open Challenge
Faculty Sponsor
N/A
Proposal
Although this research is on-going, it attempts to draw a conclusion on various critical questions regarding the desire of Indigenous women to join and participate in politics. It is important to understand the challenges Indigenous women fight to be in politics and the types of policies they push to implement. By doing so, we can examine the types of issues pertaining mostly to Indigenous women and their communities, and seek to address them. Although there has been an exponential increase in research on Indigenous topics, awareness of the colonial project and its implemented strategies against Indigenous people continues to be dismissed as a historical event. However, it is critical to understand the past, analyze historical movements, and work towards repairing the damage these events caused to Indigenous people. The colonial project continues to oppress Indigenous communities and people across Canada. This paper examines three distinct tools used by the British government to colonize and exterminate or assimilate Indigenous communities to European culture. As such, the presentation will be broken down into three main sections: Geography, Institutions, and Laws and Policies. First, it discusses the strategic geographical manipulation in the past as an asset to their advantage. Immediately following this are the current geographical challenges forced on numerous Indigenous communities like the water crisis and their access to basic needs. Secondly, the presentation will review the use of institutions like the Residential 'School' System for mass genocide of both the Indigenous culture and the children. This will be followed by the current effects of these institutions and the recent discoveries of unmarked grave sites at previous Residential 'Schools' locations. Thirdly, this presentation will explore the various policies and laws constricting Indigenous nations and people from resisting colonization and from protecting their communities. Following these historical policies will be a brief review of the abuse of the Federal government's fiduciary duty to Indigenous people and various limitations of Indigenous Constitutional and Charter rights.At the end of the presentation, the conclusion is presented as a summary of findings detailing key information throughout the presentation and lastly, an opening to further questions from the audience. The key terms in this presentation are Indigenous, colonialism, dehumanization, decolonization, land, Canada, and communities.
Grand Challenges
Viable, Healthy and Safe Communities
Dehumanization and Genocide: the Beginning of the State
Although this research is on-going, it attempts to draw a conclusion on various critical questions regarding the desire of Indigenous women to join and participate in politics. It is important to understand the challenges Indigenous women fight to be in politics and the types of policies they push to implement. By doing so, we can examine the types of issues pertaining mostly to Indigenous women and their communities, and seek to address them. Although there has been an exponential increase in research on Indigenous topics, awareness of the colonial project and its implemented strategies against Indigenous people continues to be dismissed as a historical event. However, it is critical to understand the past, analyze historical movements, and work towards repairing the damage these events caused to Indigenous people. The colonial project continues to oppress Indigenous communities and people across Canada. This paper examines three distinct tools used by the British government to colonize and exterminate or assimilate Indigenous communities to European culture. As such, the presentation will be broken down into three main sections: Geography, Institutions, and Laws and Policies. First, it discusses the strategic geographical manipulation in the past as an asset to their advantage. Immediately following this are the current geographical challenges forced on numerous Indigenous communities like the water crisis and their access to basic needs. Secondly, the presentation will review the use of institutions like the Residential 'School' System for mass genocide of both the Indigenous culture and the children. This will be followed by the current effects of these institutions and the recent discoveries of unmarked grave sites at previous Residential 'Schools' locations. Thirdly, this presentation will explore the various policies and laws constricting Indigenous nations and people from resisting colonization and from protecting their communities. Following these historical policies will be a brief review of the abuse of the Federal government's fiduciary duty to Indigenous people and various limitations of Indigenous Constitutional and Charter rights.At the end of the presentation, the conclusion is presented as a summary of findings detailing key information throughout the presentation and lastly, an opening to further questions from the audience. The key terms in this presentation are Indigenous, colonialism, dehumanization, decolonization, land, Canada, and communities.