Stevenson

Question 1

Stevenson

Answer 1

First Nation scholar who confers colonialism and patriarchy in Canada

Question 2

Gender and pre colonialism

Answer 2

Indigenous people had considerable economic autonomy and power

many agricultural owners

commonly ran their own residence

many were matrilineal (traced descendant through mothers, not fathers)

Question 3

Impact of Colonialism

Answer 3

1. ended polygamy and strengthened marriage
2. Indian act: greater legal rights to men
3. Ended matrilinealage
4. Ignored/removed institutions empowering women
5. created negative discourse of Indigenous women

Question 4

Influence of Missionaries

Answer 4

taught Christianity from a patriarchal view

missionaries faced great resistance from women, cause them to resent indigenous women

influenced by this, missionaries played a central role in the creation of a negative discourse surrounding indigenous women

Question 5

Sqaw Draw Discourse

Answer 5

a negative and missionary view

indigenous women were seen as ugly and slave to meb